Never believe extraordinary characters which you hear of people. Depend upon it, they are exaggerated. You do not see one man shoot a great deal higher than another.

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.

Life is like a steering wheel, it only takes one small move to change your entire direction.

Celebrating people is a form of love

Our past may shape us, but it doesn't define us.

JACKYour duty as a gentleman calls you back. ALGERNONMy duty as a gentleman has never interfered with my pleasures in the smallest degree.

In regard to this Great Book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man.

The life of sensation is the life of greed; it requires more and more. The life of the spirit requires less and less.

The greatest adventure in life - knowing God - begins at the Cross of Christ and ends with a "Hallelujah!"

Honestly, all I ever do is work.

We see a decline of civility, and, sadly, it’s often modeled by the very people from whom we have the least right to expect it.

If you think something is missing in your life, it is probably YOU.