Those whose abilities or knowledge incline them most to deviate from the general round of life are recalled from eccentricity by the laws of their existence.

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.

You turn words, you deceive people.

We have come to love darkness in the church rather than finding God in creation.

Not to transmit an experience is to betray it.

There was an extensive collection of cookbooks in the well-stocked library, and he took to pouring over these in the evenings.

Document preparation systems will also require large screen displays.

If lyrics make people do things, how come we don't love each other?

If you never noticed, it never happened.

You fail in your thoughts, or you prevail in your thoughts only.

Metal musicians say dumb things sometimes.

Now I get exposure first with people directly in the clubs. This is a unique situation for me.