The mind is seldom quickened to very vigorous operations but by pain, or the dread of pain. We do not disturb ourselves with the detection of fallacies which do us no harm.

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.

If a thing which is believed by billions is against the reason and not supported by the science, it is a great honour not to be amongst those billions!

The dead souls will say, “how lucky are the living souls.

Mr. Speaker, our Nation depends on immigrants' labor, and I hope we can create an immigration system as dependable as they are.

We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration.

Spiritual light rarely comes to those who merely sit in the darkness waiting for someone to flick the switch.

Aggression is an effective form of energy when focused on the right direction and shielded from all others.

The value of holding a grudge. And to always refer to my father sarcastically as Mr. Wonderful.

People are complicated. Personally I don't go in for puritanical people.

Right now many schools have no recess. Most schools have no PE.

A spectre is haunting Western academia (...), the spectre of the Cartesian subject.