I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.
To announce truths is an infallible receipt for being persecuted.
It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions
Every man can educate himself. It's shameful to put one's mind into the hands of those whom you wouldn't entrust with your money. Dare to think for yourself.
Music is the pathway to the heart.
Pleasantry is never good on serious points, because it always regards subjects in that point of view in which it is not the purpose to consider them.