A man will turn over half a library to make one book.

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’re beautiful. If you believe it, they’ll believe it.

The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul.

If you don't have to write songs, why write them? I've got enough where I don't really feel the urge to write anything additional.

The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left--the King of England, the King of Spades, The King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds.

The universe considers me its personal cat toy.

People ask me what's like to hear our song on the radio. I don't know, I don't listen to the radio

Alice: I simply must get through! Doorknob: Sorry, you're much too big. Simply impassible. Alice: You mean impossible? Doorknob: No, impassible. Nothing's impossible.

It is not without good reason, that he who has not a good memory should never take upon him the trade of lying.

We must question why the smartest students don't choose to become teachers.

Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.