We consider ourselves as defective in memory, either because we remember less than we desire, or less than we suppose others to remember.

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.

Come on then, I will swear to study soTo know the thing I am forbid to know- Berowne

I know you're more than fae." She just grinned. "It's true, I'm part fae, part awesome.

I want to keep living in this beautiful dream-world of ours.

Invest to acquire knowledge to grow your wealth of wisdom.

There is only one of the two that can reside in our hearts, GOD or ego. If GOD is in ego is out.

I hate pretty-looking boys. I'd rather have a guy with a potbelly than one who's in the gym all the time and watches what he eats.

Fullness is always quiet; agitation will answer for empty vessels only.

Your mother and I do not approve of drinking. Have you not heard of the Eighteenth Amendment?” “Prohibition? I drink to its health whenever I can.

I'm going to college. I don't care if it ruins my career. I'd rather be smart than a movie star.

Trade small because thats when you are as bad as you are ever going to be. Learn from your mistakes.