It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be together for even a half an hour without one acquiring an evident superiority over the other.

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.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

Puberty corrupts - that’s a fact, and it corrupts without consent – that’s the concern.

I met this girl when I was ten years old, And what I loved most she had so much soul. She was old school, when I was just a shorty Never knew throughout my life she would be there for me.

Let us first of all frugality in government-peace and freedom we will have as a bonus.

So far as my experience goes, travelers generally exaggerate the difficulties of the way. Like most evil, the difficulty is imaginary; for what's the hurry?

What is the damnation of hell? To go with that society who have not obeyed His commands.

It feels like we're in a Harry Potter book talking about He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.

Students are very engaged by the issues, and it's not surprising because food choices are one of the few powers a child has.

Yoga is really trying to liberate us from ... shame about our bodies. To love your body is a very important thing - I think the health of your mind depends on your being able to love your body.

Oft the cloud that wraps the present hour serves but to brighten all our future days.