Nothing may be more selfish than remorse.

it's better to be crazy on one point and happy, than sane on all points and unhappy.

Weakness is a great bully without knowing it.

Age, with shamefaced relief, has learned the solvent quality of Time. It is this quality which makes possible the contemplation of certain embarrassing heavenly reunions.

There is a bond, it appears, between mother and child which endures as long as they do. It is independent of love; reason cannot weaken it; hate cannot destroy it.

... in a wicked way, it is an incentive to good living to observe the spice of enjoyment there is to a godly soul in a very little sin.

Of all the bitter and heavy things in this sorry old world, the not being necessary is the bitterest and heaviest.