Patriotism is understood to be that virtue which consists in serving one's country; but in what way is this 'Patria' or country served by slaying its able bodied men in thousands?
Marie CorelliYears should be nothing to you. Who asked you to count them or consider them? In the world of wild Nature, time is measured by seasons only-the bird does not know how old it is-the rose-tree does not count its birthdays!
Marie CorelliSuch lovely warmth of thought and delicacy of colour are beyond all praise, and equally beyond all thanks!
Marie Corelli