One should always aim at being interesting, rather than exact.

Before receiving your instruction, I must tell you what happened to me one day. I had just had a closet built at the end of my garden. I heard a mole arguing with a cockchafer; 'Here's a fine structure,' said the mole, 'it must have been a very powerful mole who did this work.' 'You're joking,' said the cockchafer; 'it's a cockchafer full of genius who is the architect of this building.' From that moment I resolved never to argue.

Anything too stupid to be said is sung.

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God.

It is impossible to translate poetry. Can you translate music?

To make a vow for life is to make oneself a slave.