It is wonderful to think how men of very large estates not only spend their yearly income, but are often actually in want of money. It is clear, they have not value for what they spend.

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 is life. You choose to live it or you do not.

Until you break through the walls of fear, you will not be able to reach the door of opportunity.

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Every dream has a price for its prize. I hope you are willing to pay for yours?

Junk is in the eyes of the beholder. Some look, but others see.

All people want to live dignified live

I just love to play and I get a chance to play with other musicians and I jump on it.

I never like things that don't look nice. It's really that simple.

The film Black Hawk Down paints the Somali people as wild savages.

I'm not a goody-two-shoes. I'm just a father with four children.