The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.

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.

Har' icyumba satani atemerewe kujyamo n'umutima wawe kereste wowe umwemereye

Dear, he do have a problem.

I was on the far side of the dream.

I'm living my life as a journey. My quest is to make it better every year.

The stories are success stories. The letters from listeners often touch the heart and can be inspiring.

Dance with the one who brung ya.

Your body's made to run, to walk, to trek long distances and carry things, work in a forest, and hunt animals. You have to keep it alive to function.

The first requisite for a good cup of coffee in the morning is to get your wife out of bed.

But I killed you,” Alyss said. “Did you?” Red turned to The Cat. “Why wasn’t I informed?

Your success will be proportioned to the amount of mental effort you devote to it.