The devil's most devilish when respectable.

A woman cannot do the thing she ought, which means whatever perfect thing she can, in life, in art, in science, but she fears to let the perfect action take her part and rest there: she must prove what she can do before she does it, -- prate of woman's rights, of woman's mission, woman's function, till the men (who are prating, too, on their side) cry, A woman's function plainly is... to talk. Poor souls, they are very reasonably vexed!

I love thee freely, as men strive for right. I love thee purely, as they turn from praise. I love thee with the passion put to use

Our Euripides the human, With his droppings of warm tears, and his touchings of things common Till they rose to meet the spheres.

World's use is cold, world's love is vain, world's cruelty is bitter bane; but is not the fruit of pain.

No man can be called friendless who has God and the companionship of good books.

With what cracked pitchers go we to deep wells In this world!