Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

I have my own soul. My own spark of divine fire.

In an ugly and unhappy world the richest man can purchase nothing but ugliness and unhappiness.

It is most unwise for people in love to marry.

God help England if she had no Scots to think for her.

If you cannot have what you believe in you must believe in what you have.

Effectiveness of assertion is the alpha and omega of style.