Love is in all things a most wonderful teacher.

We know, Mr. Weller - we, who are men of the world - that a good uniform must work its way with the women, sooner or later.

He went to church, and walked about the streets, and watched the people hurrying to and fro, and patted children on the head, and questioned beggars, and looked down into the kitchens of houses, and up to the windows; and found that everything could yield him pleasure. He had never dreamed that any walk — that anything — could give him so much happiness.

He was simply and staunchly true to his duty alike in the large case and in the small. So all true souls ever are. So every true soul ever was, ever is, and ever will be. There is nothing little to the really great in spirit.

My meaning is, that no man can expect his children to respect what he degrades.

The ocean asks for nothing but those who stand by her shores gradually attune themselves to her rhythm.

I want to escape from myself. For when I do start up and stare myself seedily in the face, as happens to be my case at present, my blankness is inconceivable--indescribable--my misery amazing.