“I will speak daggers to her, but use none.”

“Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.”

“What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”

“Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.”

“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”

“Good music is good music, and everything else can go to hell.”