Patron: One who countenances, supports or protects. Commonly a wretch who supports with insolence, and is repaid in flattery.

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.

Good. Coffee is good for you. It's the caffeine in it. Caffeine, we are here. Caffeine puts a man on her horse and a woman in his grave.

Doubt is the incentive to truth and inquiry leads the way.

Normal is all relative.

A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof which it furnishes.

The fear tactic is a tactic that's used by people who want to maintain control, and it's very effective.

The winner of the first point is the loser of the last.

I'm always on the lookout for projects with a strong moral and inspirational core.

I like the word f-k. F-king deal with it and move on to the first f-king question you have.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.