In the chain of my life, there were so many links, all of which tended towards bringing me to the fulfillment of my destiny.

When they are gay, the waves echo their gaiety; but when they are sad, then every breaker, as it rolls, seems to bring additional sadness, and to speak to us of hopelessness and of the pettiness of all our joys.

It is only when we are very happy that we can bear to gaze merrily upon the vast and limitless expanse of water, rolling on and on with such persistent, irritating monotony, to the accompaniment of our thoughts, whether grave or gay.

Odd's fish, m'dear! The man can't even tie his own cravat!

music is the most absorbing of all the arts. It absorbs the mind of the artist, whether creator or executant, to the exclusion of every other consideration outside his own immediate necessities or desires.

Virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when it is crushed.

She, too, had worn a mask in assuming a contempt for him, whilst, as a matter of fact, she completely misunderstood him