"Rare is the person who can weigh the faults of others without putting his thumb on the scales."

"Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others."

"Scent is the soul of flowers, and sea flowers, as splendid as they may be, have no soul!"

"Silence is the loudest thing I've ever heard"

"I value the friend, who for me finds time on their calendar but I cherish the friend who for me, does not consult their calendar."

"Religion is far too important a thing for atheists to leave to the religious."

"Wit is brushwood; judgment timber; the one gives the greatest flame, and the other yields the most durable heat; and both meeting make the best fire."

"Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently."

"If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play."

"I would far rather be ignorant than wise in the foreboding of evil."

"There is nothing capricious in nature and the implanting of a desire indicates that its gratification is in the constitution of the creature that feel it."

"We're all playing melody against each other. our aim is to get so far away from the original line that your playing something that's never been heard before."