I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse. If we attempt to steal a glimpse of its features it disappears.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

One never hugs one's good luck so affectionately as when listening to the relation of some horrible misfortunes which has overtaken others.

Yet through all, we know this tangled skein is in the hands of One, Who sees the end from the beginning: He shall unravel all.

A tender sadness drops upon my soul, like the soft twilight dropping on the world.

Fine phrases I value more than bank-notes. I have ear for no other harmony than the harmony of words. To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.