Every man has a sane spot somewhere.
The most racking pangs succeeded: a grinding in the bones, deadly nausea, and a horror of the spirit that cannot be exceeded at the hour of birth or death. Then these agonies began swiftly to subside,...
That child of Hell had nothing human; nothing lived in him but fear and hatred.
I'm cap'n here by 'lection. I'm cap'n here because I'm the best man by a long sea-mile. You won't fight, as gentlemen o' fortune should; then, by thunder, you'll obey, and you may lay to it! I like th...
A friend is a gift you give yourself.
I never weary of great churches. It is my favorite kind of mountain scenery. Mankind was never so happily inspired as when it made a cathedral.
Truth in spirit, not truth to the letter, is the true veracity,
I have lost confidence in myself.
We must go on, because we can't turn back.
She had an evil face, smoothed by hypocrisy; but her manners were excellent.
Alas! in the clothes of the greatest potentate, what is there but a man?
My devil had been long caged, he came out roaring.
There is a romance about all those who are abroad in the black hours.
The best things are nearest: breath in your nostrils light in your eyes flowers at your feet duties at your hand the path of God just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars but do life's plai...
Lord, behold our family here assembled. We thank You for this place in which we dwell, for the love accorded us this day, for the hope with which we expect the morrow; for the health, the work, the fo...
That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much.
Wine is bottled poetry.
Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.
He recollected his courage.
This simple accident of falling in love is as beneficial as it is astonishing.