An aim in life is the only fortune worth the finding; and it is not to be found in foreign lands, but in the heart itself.

Everyone lives by selling something.

This grove, that was now so peaceful, must then have rung with cries, I thought; and even with the thought I could believe I heard it ringing still.

Youth is the time to go flashing from one end of the world to the other to try the manners of different nations; to hear the chimes at midnight; to see the sunrise in town and country; to be converted at a revival; to circumnavigate the metaphysics, write halting verses, run a mile to see a fire, and wait all day long in the theatre to applaud Hernani.

In the law of God, there is no statute of limitations.

Jekyll had more than a father's interest; Hyde had more than a son's indifference.

Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.