Nor does night conceal men's deeds of ill, but whatsoe'er thou dost, think that some God beholds it.
Be it mine to draw from wisdom's fount, pure as it flows, that calm of soul which virtue only knows.
The seed of mortals broods o'er passing things, and hath nought surer than the smoke-cloud's shadow.
The most despairing songs are the most beautiful, and I know some immortal ones that are pure tears.
Women in London are like the rich silks; they are out of fashion a great while before they wear out.
It is a comfort to the miserable to have comrades in misfortune, but it is a poor comfort after all.
I think that if ever a mortal heard the voice of God it would be in a garden at the cool of the day.
My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated my father.
It is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.
Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
Shining through tears, like April suns in showers, that labour to overcome the cloud that loads 'em.