Music wasn't made to make us wise, but better natured.
Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.
Prejudice assumes the garb of reason, but the cheat is too thin.
Silence is one of the hardest kind of arguments to refute. There is no good substitute for wisdom; but silence is the best that has yet been discovered.
Beauty is a very handy thing to have, especially for a woman who ain't handsome.
Young widows still bide their time.