There are not good things enough in life to indemnify us for the neglect of a single duty.

Our vanity is the constant enemy of our dignity.

There are not good things enough in life to indemnify us for the neglect of a single duty.

The world has no sympathy with any but positive griefs. It will pity you for what you lose; never for what you lack

What I value most next to eternity is time.

Love enters the heart unawares: takes precedence of all the emotions--or, at least, will be second to none--and even reflection becomes its accomplice. While it lives, it renders blind; and when it has struck its roots deep only itself can shake them. It reminds one of hospitality as practiced among the ancients. The stranger was received upon the threshold of the half-open door, and introduced into the sanctuary reserved for the Penates. Not until every attention had been lavished upon him did the host ask his name; and the question was sometimes deferred till the very moment of departure.

If grief is to be mitigated, it must either wear itself out or be shared.