The richest author that ever grazed the common of literature.

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.

There's nothing wrong with helping someone without a cost. Especially if there's no end return.

Order and disorder', said the speaker, 'they each have their beauty.

What does 'happy' mean? Happiness is not a state like Vermont.

To get to know a country, you must have direct contact with the earth. It's futile to gaze at the world through a car window.

Words are feminine; deeds are masculine.

A sadder but wiser man is a thousand times more agreeable to meet than the feller that never makes a mistake.

Our universe is a sea of energy - free, clean energy. It is all out there waiting for us to set sail upon it.

A successful business is either loved or needed.

The end of government is the happiness of the people.

Homeopathy is one of the few medical specialties which carries no penalties -- only benefits.