Pain and disease awaken us to convictions which are necessary to our moral condition.

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.

Don’t fear criticism

The dead know everything, but don't give a damn.

Well maybe the princess shouldnt be a damsel and she can save herself.

If you lead a public life, people are much more on to you than you think.

The personal antics have overshadowed the music. I never wanted that but I knew what I was getting into when I got into everything I got into.

I doubt God would want to touch America's tax code, since it is already located in the third rung of Hell.

Reality does get a bad rap. But I'm not concerned about it 'cause I know who I am. They can edit it, but you are in charge of what you do.

Your attitude is perhaps a little unnecessarily rigorous," suggested Jack.

A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved.

A new world is only a new mind.