The dew-bead Gem of earth and sky begotten.

I've been turning it over in after-dinner speeches, but it looks awkward-it's not what people are used to-it wants a good deal of Latin to make it go down.

Scepticismcan never be thoroughly applied, else life would come to a standstill.

Go forward with joyful confidence.

Ignorance is not so damnable as humbug, but when it prescribes pills it may happen to do more harm.

I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.

Our words have wings, but fly not where we would.