Words are like money; there is nothing so useless, unless when in actual use.
Prayers are to men as dolls are to children.
Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.
If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good deal less sorrow in the world a hundred years hence.
The dead should be judged like criminals, impartially, but they should be allowed the benefit of the doubt.
Nobody shoots at Santa Claus.