They who most loudly clamour for liberty do not most liberally grant it.

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.

I love the name of honor more than I fear death.

The book is the most technologically advanced invention in the history of humankind.

I'm always excited to make the next album because I definitely get sick of my work the second it gets out there.

They say Paul Gascoigne is the new George Best but has he shagged three Miss Worlds?

My way of thinking is better than yours.

The soul is the perceiver and the revealer of truth.

Certain forms of ammunition have no legitimate sporting, recreational, or self-defense use and thus should be prohibited.

Education must be orientated towards the attainment of character for leading clean simple lives.

History distinguishes what is accidental and transitory in human nature from what is essential and immutable.

To believe only possibilities is not faith, but mere Philosophy.