There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of passing life with an amiable woman.

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.

Staying out all night and sleeping most of the day is quite a drain on the wallet.

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

Possession naturally abates the Vigour of Desire.

Besides, secretly, without knowing it herself, she had been waiting for a Beast to go to.

Right now I own shares of companies in 28 countries.

You can plan events, but if they go according to your plan they are not events.

Vision is a lot more than putting a plaque on the wall. A real vision is lived, not framed.

Rich means you have to stay there to maintain it.

I think what everybody believes and agrees with, and to be frank myself, is that the current approach [to the drug trade] is not working, but it is not clear what we should do.

Anyone who puts a small gloss on a fundamental technology, calls it proprietary, and then tries to keep others from building on it, is a thief.