A contempt of the monuments and the wisdom of the past, may be justly reckoned one of the reigning follies of these days, to which pride and idleness have equally contributed.

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.

What do I care, in the dreams and the languor of spring, That my songs do not show me at all?For they are a fragrance, and I am a flint and a fire, I am an answer, they are only a call

Imagination grows by exercise and contrary to common belief is more powerful in the mature than in the young.

You don't have the right to hold somebody accountable for standards you refuse to apply to yourself.

Therefore, let me in honesty speak the truth about our epoch and people.

Freedom of mind is the proof of one's existence.

There are many other [then ISIS] terrorist organizations. And their primary victims are Muslims. I think that's very important.

I almost exclusively wear skinny jeans. I'm terrified of any other cut of denim.

Lenny Bruce died from an overdose of police

I´m a real believer that just doing a little something is a lot better than doing a lot of nothing.

When you write a story, you’re telling yourself the story,” he said. “When you rewrite, your main job is taking out all the things that are not the story.