The longer one lives in this hard world motherless, the more a mother's loss makes itself felt.

The longer one lives in this hard world motherless, the more a mother's loss makes itself felt.

On earth the living have much to bear; the difference is chiefly in the manner of bearing, and my manner of bearing is far from being the best.

I rely on the promise, God is kind to women, fools, and drunk people.

cracked things often hold out as long as whole things; one takes so much better care of them!

Homeopathy - an invention of the Father of Lies! I have tried it and found it wanting. I would swallow their whole doles medicine chest for sixpence, and be sure of finding myself neither better nor worse for it.

In spite of the honestest efforts to annihilate my I-ity, or merge it in what the world doubtless considers my better half, I still find myself a self-subsisting and alas! self-seeking me.