In sovereignty there are no gradations.

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.

I would prefer not to.

It was to be a day of queer experiences. He had never realized with how many miracles mere everyday life is besieged.

You can either give in to negative feelings or fight them and I'm of the belief that you should fight them.

The sense of the preciousness of the body - vehicle for poetry.

Life ends so fast, so take your chance, and make it last.

Being honest is my job. That's what music is for me.

For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.

I always recommend rewiring vintage lighting. It's not a bargain if your house burns down.

Be grateful even for hardship, setbacks, and bad people. Dealing with such obstacles is an essential part of training in the Art of Peace.

The science of style as an organ of thought, of style in relation to the ideas and feelings, might be called the organology of style.