The eye of the mind, like that of the body, can only extend its view to new objects, by losing sight of those which are now before it.

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.

Wishes can be harmful to us when they overcome patience.

Nothing tortures your enemies more than seeing you walk with a smile of confidence on your face.

In George Bush you get experience, and with me you get the future.

I stole a shirt off Jacques (Kallis) and a pullover off Harry (Paul Harris) that still had his hamburger stain on the front left side of it.

The principles which men profess on any controverted subject are usually a very incomplete exponent of the opinions they really hold.

A recipe is a story that ends with a good meal.

Viewers figure, 'Uncle Willard doesn't know any more about the weather than I do.' They're right.

Men will die for an opinion as soon as for anything else.