I always fear that creation will expire before teatime.

Some men have only one book in them, others a library.

If I were to begin life again, I would devote it to music. It is the only cheap and unpunished rapture upon earth.

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort; and who, if they could only have been induced to begin, would in all probability have gone great lengths in the career of fame.

A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.

He who drinks a tumbler of London water has literally in his stomach more animated beings than there are men, women, and children on the face of the globe.

When you rise in the morning, form a resolution to make the day a happy one for a fellow creature.