No man can fall into contempt but those who deserve it.

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.

When a man has learned how to remain alone with his suffering, how to overcome his longing to flee, then he has little left to learn.

Students would be assessed on effort rather than skill. You didn't have to be a natural athlete to do well in gym.

The merit claimed for the Anglican Church is that if you let it alone it will let you alone.

A building is no good if someone's got to explain to you why it's good. You can't say you don't know enough about architecture - that's ridiculous. It's got to work on many levels.

A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.

The improvement of relations with German is positive, but this does not mean that we no longer have very important problems.

I never broke up with my girlfriends, they broke up with me.

Personally, I don't pick books for how people think about me. I read books so I can learn.

What a doctor I've got - he's really mixed up. Last week, he grabbed my knee and told me to cough. Then hit me in the balls with a hammer.

Hollywood, it's just like high school. Whoever is pretty and popular, everyone wants to be with.