No member of a society has a right to teach any doctrine contrary to what the society holds to be true.

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.

Be strong enough to ignore the negative opinions of people, so that your positive spirit could illuminate your true unique colors.

You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.

Prayer crowns God with the honor and glory due to His name and God crowns prayer with assurance and comfort. The most praying souls are the most assured souls.

That is when you need faith the most. Not when everything is going your way, not when you have much to be thankful for, but when there is darkness all around.

There's so much talk about the Drug Generation and songs about drugs. That's stupid. They aren't songs about drugs; they're about life.

I think the whole nerves thing comes into play when we worry about what other people and society will think.

Even five minutes spent in silence will nurture and revive your soul and spirit.

Ethics may be defined as the obligations of morality.

For the most part, I don't care about what everyone else is doing, or what is popular.

Open your heart and love and be loved, my mother still loves me. She's 96.