Sir, a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one.

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.

Oh darling, don't be bitter. It's the first instinct of the weak.

Destiny doesn't do home visits... you have to go for it yourself.

If you appreciate, you will appreciate.

People can easily forget how fast you did your work, but can hardly forget how well you did it.

Never try to lock the virtue’s door with the key of viceIt may lock forever

Less intelligence capacity equals less safety.

Challenge the mind and capture the heart.

Lukewarm persons think they may accommodate points of religion by middle ways and witty reconcilements,--as if they would make an arbitrament between God and man.

I love performing so much! The joy is to have the opportunity to be able to perform all around the world.

No man gains credit for his cowardly courtesies.