Never give way to melancholy; resist it steadily, for the habit will encroach.

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

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

Avoid shame, but do not seek glory; nothing so expensive as glory.

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.

Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed.

What two ideas are more inseparable than beer and Britannia?