An obstinate man does not hold opinions, but they hold him; for when he is once possessed with an error, it is, like a devil, only cast out with great difficulty.

There should be asylums for habitual teetotalers, but they would probably relapse into teetotalism as soon as they got out.

The youth of an art is, like the youth of anything else, its most interesting period.

When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that has not been filtered through either the berry of a grape, or else a tub of malt. These are the most reliable filters yet invented.

Business should be like religion and science; it should know neither love nor hate.

Inspiration is never genuine if it is known as inspiration at the time. True inspiration always steals on a person; its importance not being fully recognized for some time.

Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; as true as a dial to the sun, although it be not shined upon.