Falsehood is so easy, truth so difficult. Even with no motive to be false, it is very hard to say the exact truth.

The tendency toward good in human nature has a force which no creed can utterly counteract, and which insures the ultimate triumph of that tendency over all dogmatic perversions.

Family likeness has often a deep sadness in it.

More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.

I am not imposed upon by fine words; I can see what actions mean.

The best part of a woman's love is worship; but it is hard to her to be sent away with her precious spikenard rejected, and her long tresses, too, that were let fall, ready to soothe the wearied feet.

No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in, and make no effort to escape from.