There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love this life and live it as bravely and faithfully and cheerfully as we can.

What do I owe my father? Everything!

What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever.

For those who love... time is eternity.

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.

And you will remember that love is not getting, but giving; not a wild dream of pleasure, and a madness of desire — oh no, love is not that — it is goodness, and honour, and peace, and pure living — yes, love is that; and it is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives longest.

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