My youth is escaping without giving me anything it owes me.

Real charity and real ability never to condemn-the one real virtue-is so often the result of a waking experience that gives a glimpse of what lies beneath things.

Dear, dear, the miniature world of the family! All the emotions of mankind seem to find a place in it.

We must use words as they are used, or stand aside from life.

Duty is seldom liked either by the doer or the object ... And why should it be? It is not often of advantage to either.

Many people misjudge the permanent effect of sorrow, and their capacity to live in the past.

There is danger in courage. Cowardice is a power for good. We hardly know what it prevents.