No honey is sweeter than that of knowledge.

One cannot read the New Testament without acquired admiration for whatever it abuses not to speak of the "wisdom of this world," which an impudent wind bag tries to dispose of "by the foolishness of preaching."

What does it matter whether I am shown to be right! I am right too much!--And he who laughs best today will also laugh last.

Some men have sighed over the abduction of their wives, but many more have sighed because no one wanted to abduct theirs.

Fall down seven times, stand up eight. - Chinese proverbWithout music, life would be a mistake.

Two great European narcotics, alcohol and Christianity.

Jealous is every virtue of the others, and a dreadful thing is jealousy. Even virtues may succumb by jealousy.