Love is the only duty that we know.

Distrust that man who tells you to distrust. He takes the measure of his own small soul, and thinks the world no larger.

Give us that grand word 'woman' once again, and let's have done with 'lady'; one's a term full of fine force, strong, beautiful, and firm, fit for the noblest use of tongue or pen; and one's a word for lackeys.

Moon and Sea You are the moon, dear love, and I the sea: The tide of hope swells high within my breast, And hides the rough dark rocks of life's unrest When your fond eyes smile near in perigee. But when that loving face is turned from me, Low falls the tide, and the grim rocks appear, And earth's dim coast-line seems a thing to fear. You are the moon, dear one, and I the sea.

Distrust that man who tells you to distrust.

A poor original is better than a good imitation.

It is easy to tell the toiler How best he can carry his pack But no one can rate a burden's weight Until it has been on his back