A ship is worse than a gaol. There is, in a gaol, better air, better company, better conveniency of every kind; and a ship has the additional disadvantage of of being in danger.

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.

There is no try. There is only do.

For me to forgive my ex, he would have to sign a marriage contract with his tears and seal it with his blood.

Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.

To lose your temper is only useful once a year.

Whatever success I've achieved has come from pretty much doing the opposite of what I've been told or expected to do.

The power of love is a curious thing, make one man weep, make another man sing. Change a hawk to a little white dove, more than a feeling, that's the power of love.

Shade and light are different in every valley.

The function of Nayee-Talim is not to teach an occupation, but through it to develop the whole man.

Boxing brought me money and fame, but it never brought me no happiness.

One of the great logical puzzles is how a woman is always like her mother but never like her sister.