He that embarks on the voyage of life will always wish to advance rather by the impulse of the wind than the strokes of the oar; and many fold in their passage; while they lie waiting for the gale.

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.

I may not be smart enough to do everything, but I am dumb enough to try anything.

Just because a relationship ends, it doesn't mean it's not worth having.

Sometimes a girl needs to be told what a guy feels, rather than trying to decipher the signs.

I might do 'X Factor' next year. It's looking good that I won't get the sack at Christmas.

I always say if God didn't allow any bad things to happen we would already be in heaven, and we are not there.

Everybody thinks if you do one thing, you can't do something else. So I like the fact that I can be versatile if I want to.

Either we win this election or we're going to lose our country, because 4 more years of [Barack] Obama, you can't take it.

Fortune is always on the side of the largest battalions.

In a lethal world, poetry is necessary for survival.

The more comfort becomes your priority, the more contracted you become with fear.