It is wonderful when a calculation is made, how little the mind is actually employed in the discharge of any profession.

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 guess I just don't get the point. It's like, why should you bother getting attached to anything if, A: It's never gonna last, andB: It hurts like hell when it's over?

I've pretty much behaved like a knucklehead my entire life.

God may do something silly at any time, because, like any lover, God does not reason. God is drunk with love.

Clichés, stock phrases, adherence to conventional, standardized codes of expression and conduct have the socially recognized function of protecting us against reality.

The test of a great golfer is his ability to recover from a bad start.

Timberland is an all-American brand focused on work, utility and the outdoors, that managed to find a place in the fashion world as well

Medicare will usher in federal programs that will invade every area of freedom as we have know it in this country.

I want a church I can stay in for years. I don't want surprises, scandals, or secrets from my church leaders.

When you are tough on yourself, life is inevitably easy. When you are easy on yourself, life will be inevitably difficult.