Yea, all things live forever, though at times they sleep and are forgotten.

The law of England is much more severe upon offences against property than against the person, as becomes a people whose ruling passion is money.

There is no such things as magic, though there is such a thing as knowledge of the hidden ways of Nature.

The Almighty gave us our lives, and I suppose He meant us to defend them, at least I have always acted on that, and I hope it will not be brought up against me when my clock strikes.

Thinking can only serve to measure out the helplessness of thought.

As for the girl, since she is well favoured, she shall brew the king's beer, and be numbered amongst the king's wives-unless, indeed, he is pleased to give her to me.

Think then what it is to live on here eternally and yet be human; toage in soul and see our beloved die and pass to lands whither we maynot hope to follow; to wait while drop by drop the curse of the longcenturies falls upon our imperishable being, like water slow drippingon a diamond that it cannot wear, till they be born anew forgetful ofus, and again sink from our helpless arms into the void unknowable.