To think of the part one little woman can play in the life of a man, so that to renounce her may be a very good imitation of heroism, and to win her may be a discipline.

Souls live on in perpetual echoes.

The law and medicine should be very serious professions to undertake, should they not? People's lives and fortunes depend on them.

Habit is the beneficent harness of routine which enables silly men to live respectfully and unhappy men to live calmly

It is better - it shall be better with me because I have known you.

The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character.

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