Marriage is the best state for man in general, and every man is a worst man in proportion to the level he is unfit for marriage.

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.

Every connection you create either helps or hurts you

Mistakes are as serious as the results they cause.

I have a huge political interest. I just wish I had the courage to come into politics in India.

Each act is an island in time, to be judged on its own.

People fall so in love with their pain, they can’t leave it behind. The same as the stories they tell. We trap ourselves.

The intention to live as long as possible isn't one of the mind's best intentions, because quantity isn't the same as quality.

I'm Roman Catholic and I believe very strongly in the power of prayer.

I've always liked country music. It's a certain aspect of America that goes back to the British Isles and the influence is very native to America.

If you like making love at midnight in the dunes of the cape, you're the love that I've looked for, come with me and escape.

Who today is willing to say that Texas and California and the remainder of the Southwest would be better off if they were governed by Mexico?