Simple people... are very quick to see the live facts which are going on about them.

Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.

The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul would be damned generally has a soul that isn't worth a damn.

No families take so little medicine as those of doctors, except those of apothecaries.

The mind of a bigot to the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour on it, the more it contracts.

It is a good plan to have a book with you in all places and at all times. If you are presently without, hurry without delay to the nearest shop and buy one of mine.

Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.