Among the noblest in the land - Though man may count himself the least - That man I honor and revere, Who without favor, without fear, In the great city dares to stand, The friend of every friendless beast.

There is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first consciousness of love, the first fluttering of its silken wings.

People of a lively imagination are generally curious, and always so when a little in love.

Don Quixote thought he could have made beautiful bird-cages and toothpicks if his brain had not been so full of ideas of chivalry. Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.

It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.

Make not thyself the judge of any man.

Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today.