That kind of life is most happy which affords us most opportunities of gaining our own esteem.

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.

The best way to make something last is to believe that it won't.

Real life applications get tricky when we think about them.

I love a lot of different styles, but my heart belongs in electronic music.

Change is possible, but it must start with self-acceptance.

The only use of knowledge of the past is to equip us for the present.

I'm not funny in person. I mean I'm really not. I'm one of those people who always screw up anecdotes.

The [Donald] Trump transition team is already functioning as the worst transition team we have ever seen. And the good news is the slower they do their work, the better off we are.

I can tell you my feelings were hurt.

Jesus is never bored in his relationship with you.

I am still an Indonesian citizen.