He is a dull observer whose experience has not taught him the reality and force of magic, as well as of chemistry.

Society has no bribe for me.

Harmony of aim, not identity of conclusion, is the secret of sympathetic life.

Find the journey's end in every step.

Criticism should not be querulous and wasting, all knife and root-puller, but guiding, instructive, inspiring, a south wind, not an east wind.

Great thoughts ensure musical expression.

If you will not lend me the money, how can I pay you?