sometimes duties act on the soul like weeds on a flower. They crowd it out.

Nobility of character manifests itself at loop-holes when it is not provided with large doors.

The dog without his master was like a body without a soul.

sometimes duties act on the soul like weeds on a flower. They crowd it out.

Every builder builds somewhat for unknown purposes, and is in a measure a prophet.

Any deviation from the ordinary course of life in this quiet town was enough to stop all progress in it.

No matter how tired or wretched I am, a pussycat sitting in a doorway can divert my mind.