Men are always thinking that they are going to do something grandly wicked to their enemies; but when it comes to the point, really bad men are just as rare as really good ones.

Very few people can afford to be poor.

Beware of the man whose God is in the skies.

The savage bows down to idols of wood and stone, the civilized man to idols of flesh and blood

The chief objection to playing wind instruments is that it prolongs the life of the player.

A revolutionist is one who desires to discard the existing social order and try another.

Music is the brandy of the damned.