There is much pain that is quite noiseless; and vibrations that make human agonies are often a mere whisper in the roar of hurrying existence.

Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress.

Where women love each other, men learn to smother their mutual dislike.

No man is matriculated to the art of life till he has been well tempted.

Self-consciousness of the manner is the expensive substitute for simplicity.

Oh may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

But indefinite visions of ambition are weak against the ease of doing what is habitual or beguilingly agreeable; and we all know the difficulty of carrying out a resolve when we secretly long that it may turn out to be unnecessary. In such states of mind the most incredulous person has a private leaning towards miracle: impossible to conceive how our wish could be fulfilled, still - very wonderful things have happened!