It is to the credit of human nature that, except where its selfishness is brought into play, it loves more readily than it hates.

What a sweet reverence is that when a young man deems his mistress a little more than mortal and almost chides himself for longing to bring her close to his heart.

No, my little Pearl! Thou must gather thine own sunshine. I have none to give thee.

Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.

There is an alchemy of quiet malice by which women can concoct a subtle poison from ordinary trifles.

Amid the seeming confusion of our mysterious world , individuals are so nicely adjusted to a system, and systems to one another and to a whole, that, by stepping aside for a moment, a man exposes himself to a fearful risk of losing his place forever. (Wakefield)

There is something truer and more real, than what we can see with the eyes, and touch with the finger.