To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for.

Love that leads life upward is the noblest and the best.

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

For real company and friendship, there is nothing outside the animal kingdom that is comparable to a river.

If only the best birds sang, the forest would be silent.

Jazz: Music invented for the torture of imbeciles.

Love is the heart s immortal thirst to be completely known and all forgiven.