Much may be made of a Scotchman if he be caught young.

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.

We have never heard the devil's side of the story, God wrote all the book.

Drink deep the cup of life

In man, the things which are not measurable are more important than those which are measurable.

The old forms of entertainment are not extinct. Live performances are the pinnacle. If you can something that people want to see live, then you have a great career.

It is better to play than do nothing.

I'm most comfortable in T-shirts, but they have to have some style to them.

I thought you couldn't make it here until morning," I said. "I hurried.

I find it hard to believe that anyone could be so curious about me that they would want to read that I wear underwear shorts with green polka dots on them.

From Him are all name and form; all the animals and men are from Him. He is the one Supreme. He who knows Him becomes free.

There's always got to be a struggle. What else is there? That's what life is made of. I don't know anything else. If there is, tell me about it.