It is to be steadily inculcated, that virtue is the highest proof of understanding, and the only solid basis of greatness.

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 little cares that fretted me, I lost them yesterday Among the fields above the sea, Among the winds at play.

EVERY intense desire is perhaps basically a desire to be different from what we are.

The most fruitful and worthwhile thing I have ever done has been to teach.

There is a fundamental difference, however, between asking to be permitted to keep a vegetative relative on costly machinery, and asking the taxpayers or society as a whole to pay for such machinery.

Great wits, like great beauties, look upon mere esteem as a flat insipid thing; nothing less than admiration will content them.

Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.

Going to university is only one avenue to gain knowledge. There are others. A degree isn't insurance against ignorance.

There’s definitely been a change this year — and I’d like to have a boyfriend.

Thank you for the sun, The one that shines on everyone, Who feels love...

When people asked me what I did for a living, I told them I make pilots. They thought I was a stewardess.