Uncomfortable thoughts must be got rid of by good intentions for the future.

That quiet mutual gaze of a trusting husband and wife is like the first moment of rest or refuge from a great weariness or a great danger-not to be interfered with by speech or action which would distract the sensations from the fresh enjoyment of repose.

Pity that consequences are determined not by excuses but by actions!

I have nothing to tell except travellers' stories, which are always tiresome, like the description of a play which was very exciting to those who saw it.

There's things to put up wi' in ivery place, an' you may change an' change an' not better yourself when all's said an' done.

Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral.

A good solid bit of work lasts.