Whatever the scientists may say, if we take the supernatural out of life, we leave only the unnatural.

That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths, it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life.

... the evil that comes out of your lips, into your own bosom will fall.

The great difference between voyages rests not with the ships, but with the people you meet on them.

Men can bear all things but good days.

Whatever the scientists may say, if we take the supernatural out of life, we leave only the unnatural.

There is no corner too quiet, or too far away, for a woman to make sorrow in it.