... sometimes, out of bitterness, the years distill forgiveness.

... the song of the world is all of love.

One uncongenial guest can ruin a dinner more easily than a poor salad, and that is saying a great deal.

If we all tried to make other people's paths easy, our own feet would have a smooth even place to walk on.

Of all the things that make for happiness, the love of books comes first. No matter how the world may have used us, sure solace lies there.

Did you ever read a love-letter that wasn't an evidence of idiocy - except your own?

Anger is a better weapon than tears; a burr commands more respect than a sensitive plant.