To keep your secret is wisdom but to expect others to keep it is folly.

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 know I love to spend my mornings, like sunlight dancing on your skin

In your travel, learn the brief history of the place visited. History is rich knowledge.

A positive mind-set says that you are not a victim to the whims of others or by circumstances over which you have no control.

I am a writer, I write what I feel and what like.

Even from the point of view of coquetry, pure and simple, " he had told her, "can't you see how much of your attraction you throw away when you stoop to lying?

GEN: What you are doesn’t matter to me. Who you are does.

Marriage is a very sacred institution and should not be degraded by allowing every other type of relationship to be made equivalent to it.

There will be no more 'them and us', only us, sharing struggles and challenges as part of being human.

Instapaper wouldn't be of as much value if it weren't for these mobile and e-reader devices. They give you a separate physical context for reading.

Writing in the first person automatically gives you a point of view.