Ladies, stock and tend your hive, Trifle not at thirty-five; For, howe'er we boast and strive, Life declines from thirty-five; He that ever hopes to thrive Must begin by thirty-five.

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 would always rather be happy than dignified.

Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.

The reason you’re going through what you’re going through is to receive the things you’ve been praying for.

the rain in this room is low and thickand undressing my heart through the air. – intimacy

Patience is a noble virtue, and, when rightly exercised, does not fail of its reward.

The FBI has a very clear policy. They don't expose victims.

In snowbound, voiceless, mountain depths, to herald spring, pine trees sound in tune.

That was easy for him to say when his cell phone was rounding third base. If anyone got a home run tonight, I didn't want it to be Verizon Wireless.

There is pain and sacrifice in everyone's world. That's why, when I was dancing, I had no pain.

Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.