There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people.

The rain is falling all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea. - Rain

There is no foreign land; it is the traveller only that is foreign.

The truth that is suppressed by friends is the readiest weapon of the enemy.

There is a fellowship more quiet even than solitude, and which, rightly understood, is solitude made perfect.

Death is given in a kiss; the dearest kindnesses are fatal; and into this life, where one thing preys upon another, the child too often makes its entrance from the mother's corpse.

I will make you brooches and toys for your delight Of bird-song at morning and star-shine at night. I will make a palace fit for you and me Of green days in forests and blue days at sea.