“When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.”

“When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they've never had, and never will have”

“The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep”

“When I get hold of a book I particularly admire, I am so enthusiastic that I loan it to someone who never brings it back.”

“Most people have seen worse things in private than they pretend to be shocked at in public.”

“If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used to give it expression.”

“One of the most difficult things in the world is to convince a woman that even a bargain costs money.”