In poor Rosamond's mind there was not room enough for luxuries to look small in.
... indefinite visions of ambition are weak against the ease of doing what is habitual or beguilingly agreeable.
The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.
Receptiveness is a rare and massive power, like fortitude.
I take a dose of mathematics every day to prevent my brain from becoming quite soft.
When the soul is just liberated from the wretched giant's bed of dogmas on which it has been racked and stretched ever since it began to think, there is a feeling of exultation and strong hope.