The real satisfaction which praise can afford, is when what is repeated aloud agrees with the whispers of conscience, by showing us that we have not endeavored to deserve well in vain.

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.

You'll find that more doors open if you approach them with an open heart rather than a closed mind.

Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.

Such a voice this man has. The way he sounds isn't a sound at all. It's a river into which words are thrown.

God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.

There's a smile on my face for the whole human race.

Be your own artist, and always be confident in what youre doing. If youre not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.

I've been sitting down studying the Art of Love. I think it will fit me like a glove.

They belonged to that vast group of human automata who go through life without neglecting to perform a single one of the gestures executed by the surrounding puppets.

The eyes are the windows of your soul, and when you're acting, they're one of your most important instruments. Especially for close-ups!

In the love of a man and a woman is the look of God looking.