Men hate more steadily than they love.

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.

Do not get discourage in pursuit of your dreams.

Being sad with the right people is better than being happy with the wrong ones.

I think that the Internet is going to be one of the major forces for reducing the role of government.

Always be kinder than necessary.

Are you aware of the significance of every thought, of every reaction that you happen to have?

You cannot judge a book by its contents.

I have learnt not to make plans in life, because a lot of time you make a plan that is not going to work for you

Great, it passes on (in constant flow).

Your body considers alcohol a toxin and will basically stop trying to digest food you ate to get rid of the alcohol and this can cause the food you ate throughout the day to be stored as fat.

Some of us are sixty feet long with a brain the size of a walnut.