The joy of life is variety.

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.

God will hear your cry even when your voice can't shout out loud unto him. He will see your tears even when can no longer shed any.

When we talk about our lives, long or short, brief and tragic or enduring beyond comprehension, we impose a continuity on them, and that continuity is a lie.

You do know it cost money to put a t-shirt on your back? You do know it cost money have a house? You do know it cost money to eat? Get money, don't let these people fool you.

When obedience to God contradicts what I think will give me pleasure, let me ask myself if I love Him.

I'm a big karaoke fan and I also love Justin Bieber unashamedly.

Prayer at its highest is a two-way conversation - and for me the most important part is listening to God's replies.

Adversity is an opportunity for self-discovery.

Manuscripts don't burn.

I can live with my own mistakes. I can't live with anybody else's.

The seasons change their manners, as the year Had found some months asleep and leapt them over.