Riches exclude only one inconvenience,--that is, poverty.

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.

Your prayers will certainly be answered. Everyone who asks receives.

Truth was she liked that he came after her. She liked the thought of being under submission to him in an intimate way. It was a welcome desire which Wharick alone sparked.

In any society that is governed by the rule of law, some form of morality is always imposed. It's inescapable.

When we align our lives with spiritual laws, challenges remain, but we can approach them with arms open wide, ready to dance.

You can accomplish anything with pure persistence and drive.

I have complete faith in the American people's ability if they know and if they have leadership.

The Americans are good about making fancy cars and refrigerators, but that doesn't mean they are any good at making aircraft. They are bluffing. They are excellent at bluffing.

There is no excess in the world so commendable as excessive gratitude.

I wish I had Wonder Woman's magic lasso like her to make people tell the truth.

if one of us falls, we all fall