To improve the golden moment of opportunity and catch the good that is within our reach is the great art of life.

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.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of our own mind.

Sometimes, You need to step outside, get some air, and remind yourself of who you are and who you want to be.

What a mystery woman is, boss! Even if she falls thousand times, she rises a thousand times a virgin. But how´s that? you´ll say. Because she doesn´t remember!

It is the ultimate religion, through which all humans neuropsychologically morph into Buddhas, or Enlightened Beings.

As president, I decided that a strong, confident America could advance our national security by engaging directly with the Iranian government. We've seen the results.

The mother of three notoriously unruly youngsters was asked whether or not she'd have children if she had it to do over again. 'Yes', she replied 'but not the same ones.'

Be yourself! Love your mom, but if she's trying to get you to be someone you're not, she's in the wrong

The spiritual journey is one of continuous learning and purification. When you know this, you become humble.

We're our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves.

You must go on a long journey before you can really find out how wonderful home is.