There are, indeed, few kinds of composition from which an author, however learned or ingenious, can hope a long continuance of fame.

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.

The function of a book is to provide a reading experience.

People with power do not regulate their behavior as much. They become egocentric and preoccupied with their own self-interest, which eclipses their awareness of the interests of others.

Real-time marketing is not for everyone. To take advantage of it, you need to have a clear idea of what it is you want to achieve through it.

Men don't have as many difficulties and are more supported to combine the different aspects of their life.

There was a fire in the wide hearth before them, and it was burning with a sweet smell, as if it were built of apple-wood.

The savages are upon me and I feel my flesh burn beneath the teeth of their indifference.

Information is control.

I love a Hebrew National hot dog with an ice-cold Corona - no lime. If the phone rings, I won't answer until I'm done.

I realize now that I have made some mistakes. I am willing to accept the consequences of those actions.

I'm a liberal Democrat, and I state that proudly.