Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies.
Business first, then pleasure.
He who doth not smoke hath either known no great griefs, or refuseth himself the softest consolation, next to that which comes from heaven.
It is often the easiest move that completes the game.
Real philosophy seeks rather to solve than to deny.
Man must be disappointed with the lesser things of life before he can comprehend the full value of the greater.