Ambition is a meteor-gleam; Fame a restless airy dream; Pleasures, insects on the wing Round Peace, th' tend rest flow'r of spring.

The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.

The heart that is generous and kind most resembles God.

The upright, honest-hearted man Who strives to do the best he can, Need never fear the church's ban Or hell's damnation.

Affliction's sons are brothers in distress; A brother to relieve, how exquisite the bliss!

Dare to be honest and fear no labor. ... Opera is where a man gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings.

A eunuch is a man who has had his work cut out for him.