Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.

I will to make life less bitter for a few within my reach.

There are answers which, in turning away wrath, only send it to the other end of the room.

A child, more than all other gifts That earth can offer to declining man, Brings hope with it, and forward-looking thoughts." —WORDSWORTH.

If we use common words on a great occasion, they are the more striking, because they are felt at once to have a particular meaning, like old banners, or everyday clothes, hung up in a sacred place.

Say "I love you" to those you love. The eternal silence is long enough to be silent in, and that awaits us all.

Men outlive their love, but they don’t outlive the consequences of their recklessness.