Riches are of no value in themselves; their use is discovered only in that which they procure.

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.

You know, you can touch a stick of dynamite, but if you touch a venomous snake it'll turn around and bite you and kill you so fast it's not even funny.

There's no life like the life I've lived. You're free like a cloud floating up in the sky.

Oppressed people are treacherous for the simple reason that treachery is both a means of survival and a way to curry favor with one's oppressor.

I think today the church faces a very real challenge in not repeating the errors of the past, in sort of a stand off, a fear of science.

I do believe that the buck stops here, that I cannot rely upon public opinion polls to tell me what is right.

I always insist on my jeans being ironed. Is that a problem?

It takes more strength to cry, admit defeat. I have truth on my side, you only have deceit.

Voter ID, which is gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done.

I'm not sure that my upbringing has in itself informed my acting choices.

Often one's dear friend talks something which one scruples to call rigmarole.