One cause, which is not always observed, of the insufficiency of riches, is that they very seldom make their owner rich.

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.

Believe that is cure is possible for you. Discover and heal the underlying causes with a holistic recovery program. Adopt a philosophy based on what is true in the Universe.

Apply expectations appropriately. Do not assume [all] adults are as grown up and mature as they should be, or appear to be.

He sips his drink and it leaves his handlebar mustache dripping like a cattle dog come outta a river.

Law and Order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.

The highest genius never flowers in satire, but culminates in sympathy with that which is best in human nature, and appeals to it.

There exists a species of transcendental ventriloquism by means of which men can be made to believe that something said on earth comes from Heaven.

I loved Allan Dwan. He was a tough old guy.

Air power alone does not guarantee America's security, but I believe it best exploits the nation's greatest asset - our technical skill.

Let us show great humility towards the peoples we wish to help, for we have very little to teach them.

You have to simplify - there is no other way to reach a mass audience. And you have to feed them evidence of their own success to keep them motivated.