I have already enjoyed too much; give me something to desire.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

When it becomes above normal, material happiness will feel like misery.

Education must not simply teach work - it much teach life

Stress is the trash of modern life-we all generate it but if you don't dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life.

You can't turn the sheriff into a toad, Hannah. It's against the rules. --Abbey Drake

Conservatives sense a link between television and drugs, but they do not grasp the nature of this connection.

It's tough being an actor making music, because even I have a knee-jerk reaction to that.

I try not to steal from myself, but the modalities create similarities.

I attempt to connect with my muse and go on demon rides.

To build character of purpose and integrity is our high mark, and that cannot be done in a world where there are no adverse elements.

Disastrous would have been the result if a fire or a death had suddenly demanded something heroic of human nature, but tragedies come in the hungry hours.