Reproof should not exhaust its power upon petty failings.

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.

No matter how much someone else loves you or you love other people, if you don’t love yourself then it can never be enough.

Keep faith, trust to love, fight with honor, but fight to win.

Our planet is warming due to pollution from human activities. And a warming climate increases the likelihood of extreme weather.

Women who make a house a home make a far greater contribution to society than those who command large armies or stand at the head of impressive corporations.

I never say 'never,' and I never say 'always.'

When you do hit the gym, you should push yourself. This is what makes fitness phenomena so interesting.

Only now do I understand the war against boredom, the lost cause of empty hours, of empty days and nights.

Being short never bothered me for three seconds. The rest of the time I wanted to commit suicide.

I have done more for black people than any other person in the nation, North or South.

The better work men do is always done under stress and at great personal cost.