Wagner has some great moments, but a lot of miserable half hours.

Moralists and philosophers have adjudged those who throw temptation in the way of the erring, equally guilty with those who are thereby led into evil

When in doubt tell the truth.

It was in Warwick Castle that I came across the curious stranger whom I am going to talk about. He attracted me by three things: his candid simplicity, his marvelous familiarity with ancient armor, and the restfulness of his company--for he did all the talking.

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

Humor is man's greatest blessing.

Have a place for everything and keep the thing somewhere else. This is not advice, it is merely custom.