Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.
Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence.
God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.
Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.
No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which are beyond her jurisdiction.
Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions.