I never have sought the world; the world was not to seek me.

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.

The time draws near, when a radical change must take place for the whole world in the management of diplomacy.

I can only regard with bewilderment an educated man who is also religious

When once the mind has raised itself to grasp and to delight in excellence, those who love most will be found to love most wisely.

I haven't a great Jazz band and I don't want one.

If you don't have critics, you probably don't have success either.

I didnt know how much I cared about having a woman on the court until the day there was a woman on the court.

The key to making things understandable is to understand what it's like NOT to understand.

Your mindset matters. If you don't have the mindset of a wealthy person ("How can I afford it?") versus a poor person ("I can't afford it."), you will never achieve wealth.

Hurry ruins saints as well as artists.

Gifts are as gold that adorns the temple; grace is like the temple that sanctifies the gold.