A cucumber should be well-sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

A man may be so much of everything that he is nothing of anything.

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.

Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords.

If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary be not idle.

In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.

It is better to live rich than to die rich.

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.

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

Men are generally idle, and ready to satisfy themselves, and intimidate the industry of others, by calling that impossible which is only difficult.