Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of distinct ideas.

Miserliness is a capital quality to run in families; it's the safe side for madness to dip on.

I think any hardship is better than pretending to do what one is paid for, and never really doing it.

Fatally powerful as religious systems have been, human nature is stronger and wider, and though dogmas may hamper they cannot absolutely repress its growth.

How lovely the little river is, with its dark changing wavelets! It seems to me like a living companion while I wander along the bank, and listen to its low, placid voice.

Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning; but give me the man who has the pluck to fight when he's sure of losing.

In Rome it seems as if there were so many things which are more wanted in the world than pictures.