There is no greater picture than that of 10,000 smiling children. No brighter music than their clear-ringing laughter. That I, with my small amusements, have created such precious art is my life's proudest achievement.

There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.

Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed.

Whatever you do, do it ardently.

If I shoot at the sun, I may hit a star.

Witchcraft is one of the most baseless, absurd, disgusting and silly of all the humbugs.

Never attempt to catch a whale with a minnow.