We are always in search of the redeeming formula, the crystallizing thought.
Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.
In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.