If the man who turnips cries, Cry not when his father dies, 'Tis proof that he had rather Have a turnip than his father.

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.

Being in love, I find myself smiling for no reason at all...

You need to maximize your Gods given potential through the power of your spirit, your inner core, your values and principles on which your life is based

Christianity is not rationalism, but faith in God's revelation. A conspicuous, all-important item in that revelation is the resurrection of the body.

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.

My room was a real way of expressing myself. It was like a little nest that I could settle into.

Who gives himself with his alms feeds three, himself, his hungering neighbor and me.

You know, I've never killed a man before. I mean I droped bombs on the enemy from the above, but never face to face. [thinking pause] I don't see what the big deal is - I really don't.

My eyes are a little blood shot from crying, and my hair's messy. But other than that i don't look like someone who's world is falling apart.

On the sixth day, God created the artist, realizing no doubt that He had far from exhausted the uses of color.

Recruiting can be a little deceiving at times. You never know what you've got until you really, really play it out.