And all shall be well and/ All manner of thing shall be well/ By the purification of the motive/ In the ground of our beseeching

All time is eternal, moving inexorably toward an end which we believe is a result of our actions, but over which our control is mere illusion.

The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man

The dripping blood our only drink, The bloody flesh our only food: In spite of which we like to think That we are sound, substantial flesh and blood Again, in spite of that, we call this Friday good.

Before a cat will condescend to treat you as a trusted friend, some little token of esteem is needed, like a dish of cream.

It's harder to confess the sin that no one believes in Than the crime that everyone can appreciate. For the crime is in relation to the law And the sin is in relation to the sinner.

It is generally a feminine eye that first detects the moral deficiencies hidden under the 'dear deceit' of beauty.