Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome." -

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.

Our stride for success is the beginning of wisdom”.

Discipline is needed in our eating habit.

To some people the impossible is impossible.

What a good thing there is no marriage or giving in marriage in the after-life; it will certainly help to smooth things out.

I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting them.

That's like the fourth time I've been called a women in this past hour. It's really starting to boost my self-esteem.

We reject any idea that one race of people is in any way better than another.

The soul will never become pious and purified except through undergoing afflictions. It is the same as gold that can never be pure except after removing all the base metals in it.

And you can't really cover people critically that you're friends with.

A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.