“When death comes it is never our tenderness that we repent from, but our severity.”
Death“Whether happiness may come or not, one should try and prepare one's self to do without it.”
Happiness“When death comes it is never our tenderness that we repent from, but our severity.”
Death“All the learnin' my father paid for was a bit o' birch at one end and an alphabet at the other.”
Dad“Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are.”
Travel“More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.”
Wisdom“I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.”
God“Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down.”
Knowledge“We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves.”
God“The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best.”
Best“There is no despair so absolute as that which comes with the first moments of our first great sorrow, when we have not yet known what it is to have suffered and be healed, to have despaired and have recovered hope.”
Great“When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns into mere limitation and exclusion.”
Great“Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest fold of the heart.”
Jealousy“I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.”
Best“Is it not rather what we expect in men, that they should have numerous strands of experience lying side by side and never compare them with each other?”
Experience“Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.”
Anger“In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.”
Wisdom“Wear a smile and have friends wear a scowl and have wrinkles.”
Smile“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”
Nature“It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.”
Gardening“It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them.”
Good“A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.”
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