Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in the arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess.

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.

But how can one regret what, to the mind, has never existed? Even loss is an inaccurate description, for what loss is without the awareness of losing?

The greatest threat to religion in any society is not persecution, but rather apathy born of irrelevance.

I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.

I try to teach my kids to be open.

Life has a way of setting things in order and leaving them be. Very tidy, is life.

Whatever it takes, prove to yourself right now, that you deserve the wildest of dreams that you could ever imagine. BUT........... Only if you are willing to bleed, sweat and work for it.

I think the reason that a lot of people have to have a lot of people around is just about being smart and knowing what you want to talk about.

Voyaging great distances -- through forests, from island to island, across plains and into the mountains -- is all about finding ourselves.

We are imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government.

God defend me from that Welsh fairy, Lest he transform me to a piece of cheese!