Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a life and a living process.

Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper in sinks into the mind.

A great mind must be androgynous.

And here were forests ancient as the hills, Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.

That agony returns; And till my ghastly tale is told, This heart within me burns.

Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.

It [is] very unfair to influence a child's mind by inculcating any opinions before it [has] come to years of discretion to choose for itself.