Everyone says that forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.

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

Rule by patience, Laughing Water!

So Nature deals with us, and takes away Our playthings one by one, and by the hand Leads us to rest.

Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.

If the mind, that rules the body, ever so far forgets itself as to trample on its slave, the slave is never generous enough to forgive the injury, but will rise and smite the oppressor.

If you once understand an author's character, the comprehension of his writings becomes easy.