Our minds should not be empty because if they are not preoccupied by good, evil will break in upon them.

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 you want to be drunk, become drunk with an idea. If you want pleasure, have pleasure from the pursuit of your passion. If you want to be indoctrinated, then be so by the natural law of humanism.

I will say that I think Israel enjoys strong bipartisan support in the United States. It's really above and beyond American politics.

The people who resist change will be confronted by the growing number of people who see that better ways are available; thanks to technology.

Spring is come home with her world-wandering feet, And all things are made young with your desires.

Whether by pill or invasive surgery, abortion is never good for women.

I think the biggest shift has been in realizing how much more we are creating our life than we realize. That was sort of the epiphany to me.

At some point, we realize that what we do for ourselves benefits others, and what we do for others benefits us.

Walking articulates both physical and mental freedom.

There's definitely a way of thinking and a way of being in the South that has its advantages and disadvantages.

I do not prize the word cheap. It is not a word of inspiration. It is the badge of poverty, the signal of distress. Cheap merchandise means cheap men and cheap men mean a cheap country.