Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life . . . the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.

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.

Although life and I are not always in love with each other, we do remain on close speaking terms.

Mums are mums, lance-constable. They don't like to see men managing by themselves, in case that sort of thing catches on.

We must strongly resist reductions in diversity, especially when it happens, either directly or indirectly, because of our own activities.

Anyone who has lived through an English winter can see the point of building Stonehenge to make the Sun come back.

If you had done something twice, you are likely to do it again.

On stage, the audience watches from a fixed viewpoint and the director cannot retake something he doesn't like. It has to work straight through.

His Majesty the King requires that the Royal Chancellery in all written documents endeavor to write in clear, plain Swedish.

We would destroy ourselves and the planet if no change happens, because of the amplification of the egoic state through science and technology.

I am convinced that companies should put staff first, customers second and shareholders third - ultimately that's in the best interest of customers and shareholders.

If you prayed as much as you worry, you'd have nothing to worry about.