Wise books For half the truths they hold are honored tombs.
It was not that she was out of temper, but that the world was not equal to the demands of her fine organism.
Life is very difficult. It seems right to me sometimes that we should follow our strongest feelings; but then such feelings continually come across the ties that all our former life has made for us,--the ties that have made others dependent on us,--and would cut them in two.
Appearances have very little to do with happiness.
A proud heart and a lofty mountain are never fruitful.
A bachelor's children are always young: they're immortal children - always lisping, waddling, helpless, and with a chance of turning out good.