Man passes away; his name perishes from record and recollection; his history is as a tale that is told, and his very monument becomes a ruin.

Great minds have purposes others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.

she lived with hurricane eyes and fell in love with the way the waves collapsed against her cheeks.

If you truly live, you will never truly die!

When rumours increase, and when there is an abundance of noise and clamour, believe the second report.

A child's nature is too serious a thing to admit of its being regarded as a mere appendage to another being.

Somebody, somewhere Wants me and needs me And that's very wonderful to know.

An open society calls itself open to improvement. It is based on the recognition that people have divergent views and interests, and that nobody is in possession of the ultimate truth.

The song is about love, life, fear and hope... and more than anything, you... and me...

Once he had drawn first blood, his war against the property of the state lost all its moral resonance.

Daring is not safe against daring men.

On a relative level where we live, we need to have a sense of identity, otherwise we'd fall apart, wouldn't we?