Whoever rises above those who once pleased themselves with equality, will have many malevolent gazers at his eminence.

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.

Wings can only flyas long as the bird flies Soul blackens when you put on vestment of lies White candle wax criesfor ignitable wickJealous people burnto make your heart feel sick

No matter how many times you think you have failed, there is always another opportunity for you to succeed.

Does it depress you? To know just how alone you really are?

As we embrace the American dream and the freedoms it represents, we must also ensure that those who wish to enjoy those freedoms become a part of our society and learn to speak our language.

If you really are superior, you don't go around saying you're superior - unless you're Jewish.

Our generation does not want its epitaph to read, 'We kept charity overhead low.' We want it to read that we changed the world.

By dint of making sacrifices, a man grows interested in the person who exacts them. Great ladies, like courtesans, know this truth by instinct.

Soy sauce is really a multi-purpose seasoning.

If you want to grow in true wisdom, grow in a knowledge of the God of the Bible.

I wanted to know what it means to know something, whether we can know at all, and, if so, how.