We often feel sad in the presence of music without words; and often more than that in the presence of music without music.

I am able to say that while I am not ruggedly well, I am not ill enough to excite an undertaker.

Never have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

Yes, always avoid violence. In this age of charity and kindliness, the time has gone by for such things. Leave dynamite to the low and unrefined.

Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed down-stairs one step at a time.

Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.

Good judgment comes from experience. And where does experience come from? Experience comes from bad judgment.