Lawyers know life practically. A bookish man should always have them to converse with.

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.

God's knows what is best for us.

Mothers cowered over their small children, defenceless as their backs blossomed with red lines or swords were sunk into their flesh to reach the young ones they hid.

Conception my boy fundamental brainwork is what makes the difference in all art.

He who does not accept and respect those who want to reject life does not truly accept and respect life itself.

I say that what one loves is best: The midnight fastness of the heart.

When a man thinks he has got a good deal of strength, and is self-confident, you may look for his downfall. It may be years before it comes to light, but it is already commenced.

Life is the great teacher.

I would like to work with Jack Nicholson, before it's too late.

Every tear of sorrow sown by the righteous springs up a pearl.

The peace of the world concerns only body and time but the peace, the joy, that Christ gives enriches the soul for eternity