Man is born passionate of body, but with an innate though secret tendency to the love of Good in his main-spring of Mind. But God help us all! It is at present a sad jar of atoms.

A legal broom's a moral chimney-sweeper, And that's the reason he himself's so dirty

Fare thee well, and if for ever Still for ever fare thee well.

Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.

I stood in Venice, on the Bridge of Sighs, A palace and a prison on each hand.

Land of lost gods and godlike men.

To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my entire, my sincere motive in scribbling at all.