To live in the hearts of others is not to die

Britannia needs no bulwarks, No towers along the steep; Her march is o'er the mountain waves, Her home is on the deep.

O leave this barren spot to me! Spare, woodman, spare the beechen tree.

Fundamental assumptions in general and scientific assumptions in particular are so hard to overturn because they are based on belief. Beliefs are so hard to overcome because they are irrational and therefore do not yield to logical argument.

The popularity of that baby-faced boy, who possessed not even the elements of a good actor, was a hallucination in the public mind, and a disgrace to our theatrical history.

His faithful dog salutes the smiling guest.

For Beauty's tears are lovelier than her smile.