Laughter is wholesome. God is not so dull as some people make out. Did not He make the kitten to chase its tail.
He who fights with priests may make up his mind to have his poor good name torn and befouled by the most infamous lies and the most cutting slanders.
In politics, as in life, we must above all things wish only for the attainable.
The beauteous eyes of the spring's fair night With comfort are downward gazing.
Where words cease, there music begins.
Music is a strange thing. I would almost say it is a miracle.