What a curious creature is man; with what a variety of powers and faculties is he endued; yet how easily is he disturbed and put out of order.

No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. In the first place brandy will do soonest for a man what drinking can do for him.

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time.

I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything.

My father had declared a predilection for heirs general, that is, males and females indiscriminately.... I, on the other hand, had a zealous partiality for heirs male, however remote.

I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be born to friends.

When a man is familiar with many people he must expect many disagreeable familiarizations.

Quotation is more universal and more ancient than one would perhaps believe.

The pleasure of gratifying whim is very great. It is known only by those who are whimsical.

Melancholy cannot be clearly proved to others, so it is better to be silent about it.

It is not every man who can be exquisitely miserable, any more than exquisitely happy.

The more we construct lives that prioritize safety, the bigger the prison we construct around ourselves.

Enlightenment isn't the end but the beginning, the start of a journey that a small group of people begun while the rest sleeps.

I'm interested in all kinds of pictures, however they are made, with cameras, with paint brushes, with computers, with anything.

The key to wisdom is this - constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth.

hybrid, n. A pooled issue.

A man is simple when his chief care is the wish to be what he ought to be, that is honestly and naturally human.

Being single also sucks sometimes because you're single.

Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.

Great grace and small gifts are better than great gifts and no grace.

I love Ralph Lauren, just as a designer. I still think he could make some better sizes with his clothes, but I like the idea of his classic American style.