Life is surely given us for higher purposes than to gather what our ancestors have wisely thrown away, and to learn what is of no value but because it has been forgotten.

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.

Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, focus your energy on what you can create.

I never violate my oaths or my codes... Only international laws.

We want to take good tidings home to our people, that they may sleep in peace.

Man is but a network of relationships and these alone matter to him.

Our prayers must not be efforts to bend God to our will but to yield ourselves to His.

Redemption from sin is greater then redemption from affliction.

Sometimes rules are there to save your life.

I love the smell of freshly cut grass. It takes me back to summers in Maine.

I think that you can sort of have your own personal journey and you know, you can just kind of apply that to whatever characters you're playing.

Political image is like mixing cement. When it's wet, you can move it around and shape it, but at some point it hardens and there's almost nothing you can do to reshape it.