On Sir Joshua Reynolds's observing that the real character of a man was found out by his amusements. Yes, Sir, no man is a hypocrite in his pleasures.

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.

If I had seen pictures of people eating each other on the wall, I would've told him I was into cannibalism.

Some secrets are meant to be known- but once known you can never forget them.

A lot of young girls have looked to their career paths and have said they'd like to be chief. There's been a change in the limits people see.

Do the wise thing and the kind thing too, and make the best of us and not the worst.

My Intent today is to expand the flow of abundance through the energy of gratitude.

Kids own nothing. Everything is either promised, borrowed, longed for or exaggerated.

Buddhism has to do with your daily life, with your suffering and with the suffering of the people around you.

The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.

I spent my whole single life trying to be thin just to find someone who'd love me once I got fat.

I want a busy life, a just mind, and a timely death.