Who left nothing of authorship untouched, and touched nothing which he did not adorn. [Lat., Qui nullum fere scribendi genus non tetigit; nullum quod tetigit non ornavit.]

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.

Customer service has everything to do with consistency, systems, training, and the habits you and your team create.

What can I do to become more like my Ideal Image?

There’s no point in being unhappy about things you can’t change, and no point being unhappy about things you can.

Before you've seen it, and when you first see it, it is the greatest thing; afterwards, it is ordinary.

The Christian message is not an exhortation - "try hard to be good." Good advice, but there is no saving gospel in that.

I began to expand my personal service in the church, and to search more diligently for a closer relationship with God among my different business, professional and political interests.

I cannot bear to think that our young men are merely living four years in a country club and spending their lives wholly in a spirit of calculation and snobbishness.

Genuine wisdom is usually conspicuous through modesty and silence.

The Christian's fellowship with God is rather a habit than a rapture.

There are a lots of clowns in our family - our house is a fun house.