There are in every age new errors to be rectified and new prejudices to be opposed.

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.

Perhaps this was the secret to being at peace: want nothing but what is given to you.

Dead man shouldn’t have no fears. Makes his passing easier.

The eternal wisdom of God ... has shown itself forth in all things, but chiefly in the mind of man, and most of all in Jesus Christ.

Everyone has gifts; everyone can contribute.

It is difficult to be king when the gods are changing.

Grant us peace, Almighty Father, so to pray as to deserve to be heard.

But i was high, when i finally had the chance to see, everything thats pretty aint’ always good for me.

Writing a book is quite an undertaking and I wouldn't want to do it just to do it.

You can't make your choices based on what critics think. You have to make your choices based on what's honest for you.

Despite a few really bad days we had quite a lot of fun making Low, especially when all the radical ideas were making sense and things were starting to click.