There are nettles everywhere, but smooth, green grasses are more common still; the blue of heaven is larger than the cloud.

Death forerunneth Love to win "Sweetest eyes were ever seen."

Men get opinions as boys learn to spell by reiteration chiefly.

When the dust of death has choked a great man's voice, the common words he said turn oracles, the common thoughts he yoked like horses draw like griffins.

How many desolate creatures on the earth have learnt the simple dues of fellowship and social comfort, in a hospital.

Women know the way to rear up children (to be just). They know a simple, merry, tender knack of tying sashes, fitting baby-shoes, and stringing pretty words that make no sense. And kissing full sense into empty words.

God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame.