Love has a way of cheating itself consciously, like a child who plays at solitary hide-and-seek; it is pleased with assurances that it all the while disbelieves.

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.

I know forgiveness is a man's duty, but, to my thinking, that can only mean as you're to give up all thoughts o' taking revenge: it can never mean as you're t' have your old feelings back again, for that's not possible.

Ignorance gives one a large range of probabilities.

Death is the only physician, the shadow of his valley the only journeying that will cure us of age and the gathering fatigue of years.

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.

I am not resigned: I am not sure life is long enough to learn that lesson.