It’s rather a strong check to one’s self-complacency to find how much of one’s right doing depends on not being in want of money.

We have all our secret sins; and if we knew ourselves we should not judge each other harshly.

It is a sad weakness in us, after all, that the thought of a man's death hallows him anew to us; as if life were not sacred too.

It is better - it shall be better with me because I have known you.

One can begin so many things with a new person! - even begin to be a better man.

A bachelor's children are always young: they're immortal children - always lisping, waddling, helpless, and with a chance of turning out good.

There was no gleam, no shadow, for the heavens, too, were one still, pale cloud; no sound or motion in anything but the dark river that flowed and moaned like an unresting sorrow.