Ah, lady, when I gave my heart to thee, It passed into thy lifelong regency.
Memory is man's greatest friend and worst enemy.
Tomorrow is no man's gift.
Nothing is so unproductive as the law. It is expensive whether you win or lose.
There is no refuge from memory and remorse in this world. The spirits of our foolish deeds haunt us, with or without repentance.
He came by a leap to the goal of purpose, not by the toilsome steps of reason. On the instant his headlong spirit declared his purpose: this was the one being for him in all the world: at this altar he would light a lamp of devotion, and keep it burning forever.