Modesty and diffidence make a man unfit for public affairs; they also make him unfit for brothels.
Walter Savage LandorMen, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin to bend.
Walter Savage LandorA good cook is the peculiar gift of the gods. He must be a perfect creature from the brain to the palate, from the palate to the finger's end.
Walter Savage Landor