Who drives fat oxen should himself be fat.

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 can decide to refuse to allow people who aim at hating you to achieve their aims.

If you discovered something that made you tighten inside, you had better try to learn more about it.

It is ethanol that everyone is after when they drink alcoholic beverages. That is what gives us the euphoric feeling, and that is what all vendors of alcoholic drinks are selling.

It is with fine sentiments that bad literature is made. Descend to the bottom of the well if you wish to see the stars.

Anytime you see me with my arms around an old man, I'm holding him for the police.

A writer who obtains his full purpose loses himself in his own lustre.

People who wish to go into the future should have two skills to succeed - the ability to deal with people and the ability to sell.

I obtain great satisfaction out of using my intellect.

Anyone who tells you that one political party has a monopoly on the best defense of our nation is committing a fraud on the American people.

The pleasant'st angling is to see the fish Cut with her golden oars the silver stream And greedily devour the treacherous bait.