And numerous indeed are the hearts to which Christmas brings a brief season of happiness and enjoyment.

Women can always put things in fewest words. Except when it's blowing up; and then they lengthens it out.

Stranger, pause and ask thyself the question, Canst thou do likewise? If not, with a blush retire.

My imagination would never have served me as it has, but for the habit of commonplace, humble, patient, daily, toiling, drudging attention

Recollections of the past and visions of the present come to bear me company; the meanest man to whom I have ever given alms appears, to add his mite of peace and comfort to my stock; and whenever the fire within me shall grow cold, to light my path upon this earth no more, I pray that it may be at such an hour as this, and when I love the world as well as I do now.

I love your daughter fondly, dearly, disinterestedly, devotedly. If ever there were love in the world, I love her.

And still I stood looking at the house, thinking how happy I should be if I lived there with her, and knowing that I never was happy with her, but always miserable.