I live in the crowds of jollity not so much to enjoy company as to shun myself.

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.

He has fought many battles with us" (Jace) By which you mean one battle" muttered Simon. "Two if you count the one I was a rat

The more one loves, the heavier the meaning of death becomes, and the deeper the sense of loss.

However deep our devotion may be to parents or to children it is our contemporaries alone with whom understanding is instinctive and entire.

Transformation happens in small groups. Each person can speak and all listen.

The blind must not only be fed and housed and cared for; they must learn to make thir lives useful to the community.

If a Christian is not having tribulation in the world, there's something wrong!

Everywhere we look, technology has changed our daily lives - from the way we pay our bills, to the way we buy plane tickets or keep in touch with friends and family.

Let go, and move closer to existence in silence and peace, in meditation.

Since these early days, I have seen and have experienced many types of discrimination and all of them were rooted in the fear of people that were different than the majority.

I love aging. Why would I want to be 21 for the rest of my life?