Life is barren enough surely with all her trappings; let us be therefore cautious of how we strip her.

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.

Some grief shows much of love, But much of grief shows still some want of wit.

The truth is that this was something over which I had no control and the question is not why but what. What am I going to do with this? What am I going to make of it?

We all think that this relationship thing is a game out here. All I'm saying to women is, 'Okay. If it's a game, here are the rules that we play by.'

Mind is shapely, Art is shapely.

Be magnificent. Life’s short. Get out there. You can do it. Everyone can do it. Everyone.

If you analyse anything, you destroy it.

Logic is good for playing chess but is often too slow for the needs of survival.

Never believe a rumour until you hear it officially denied.

Now [in 2016] I have the highest turnout in the state of Minnesota. And Minnesota is the highest turnout state in the country.

Political differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.