It is necessary to the success of flattery, that it be accommodated to particular circumstances or characters, and enter the heart on that side where the passions are ready to receive it.

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.

You must understand that all great things come through time conversion.

One of the things I enjoy about being young is learning from my elders without them giving direct advise.

I'm still very grateful to digital cameras in general, but I didn't have this feeling with the RED one.

Live is best. You have movement, and I think we should do as much as we can to put that sense of movement in the recorded music.

Some fairy tales end with the girl marrying the prince... some start there.

Do not neglect the principles of foresight and know that often, puffed up with success, armies have lost the fruit of their heroism through a feeling of false security.

You have to go through tough experiences and go through some battles, in order to be stronger.

I feel a sudden clear focus and perspective. There is no time for anything inessential.

I think part of me was born loving you.

Popular opinion is oftenest, what Carlyle pronounced it to be, a lie!