A man must be of a very quiet and happy nature, who can long endure the country; and, moreover, very well contented with his own insignificant person.

The Wreck of the Hesperus But the father answered never a word, A frozen corpse was he.

Wondrous strong are the spells of fiction.

Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man's enemies will soon fold their hands in devotion.

Quotes about Life Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, and things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art; to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul.

Yes, we must ever be friends; and of all who offer you friendship Let me be ever the first, the truest, the nearest and dearest.

Joy, temperance, and repose, slam the door on the doctor's nose.