The only end of writing is to enable readers better to enjoy life, or better to endure 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.

With Cosmic Ordering life is a field of unlimited possibilities.

One picture is worth a thousand words. Yes, but only if you look at the picture and say or think the thousand words

You have it on your noise, but you still need a glass to see it... We need others to admit our faults.

1 realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred toward any one.

Putting good energy into your body and raising your serotonin will lead to a positive mood, exuding a more attractive glow.

Life is beautiful because it doesn't last.

It is our privilege to know that we are saved.

To the old, the new is usually bad news.

Few people realise the immensity of vacancy in which the dust of the material universe swims.

Proving yourself in a field where the casualty rate is so notoriously high is an ongoing challenge.