Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

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.

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.

Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.

When mind is so easy, body becomes so tranquil and so fearless.

For he is an instrument for the children to learn benevolence upon.

There is a dangerous optimism of ignorance and indifference.

I believe that every man has in his soul a passion for treasure-hunting, which will often drive a coward into prodigies of valour.

I live in a one bedroom apartment by myself which is cool. I like to have my stuff exactly where I want it, so living alone is good for me.

The cause of making the world a better place for children unites us all.

Thoughts are not subject to duty.

My only goal is to stay focused on my craft and make sure my life is as sharp as it can be to attack any character that is given to me.

Any good business person applies financial discipline to everything they do.

We have wandered into a state of prolonged neurosis because of the absence of a direct pipeline to the unconscious and we have then fallen victim to priestcraft of every conceivable sort.