Inconsistency has been overpraised by people who do not expect to suffer from it.

In art, a dress is never just a dress; nor in life either.

Music dissolves the straight and narrow.

Never trust the judgment of an enthusiastic man; never trust the promises of a lazy one.

Idleness makes people feeble and peevish. Work makes them stalwart and prone to anger.

Originality finds the unexpected but inevitable next step.

Eagerness to please attracts bullies and bores.