Here then, as I lay down the pen and proceed to seal up my confession, I bring the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end.

Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.

I never weary of great churches. It is my favorite kind of mountain scenery. Mankind was never so happily inspired as when it made a cathedral.

Everyday courage has few witnesses. But yours is no less noble because no drum beats for you and no crowds shout your name.

There can be no fairer ambition than to excel in talk; to be affable, gay, ready, clear, and welcome.

I kept always two books in my pocket, one to read, one to write in.

If your morals make you dreary, depend upon it they are wrong.