There are great books in this world and great worlds in books.
But he that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose.
My soul is awakened, my spirit is soaring and carried aloft on the wings of the breeze.
I love the silent hour of night, for blissful dreams may then arise, revealing to my charmed sight what may not bless my waking eyes.
I would rather have your friendship than the love of any other woman in the world.
All our talents increase in the using, and every faculty, both good and bad, strengthens by exercise.
if I hate the sins, I love the sinner, and would do much for his salvation
A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.
If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them - not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone.
There is always a but in this imperfect world.
But smiles and tears are so alike with me, they are neither of them confined to any particular feelings: I often cry when I am happy, and smile when I am sad.
It is painful to doubt the sincerity of those we love.
How odd it is that we so often weep for each other's distresses, when we shed not a tear for our own!
Because the road is rough and long, Should we despise the skylark's song?
The ties that bind us to life are tougher than you imagine, or than any one can who has not felt how roughly they may be pulled without breaking.
I had been seasoned by adversity, and tutored by experience, and I longed to redeem my lost honour in the eyes of those whose opinion was more than that of all the world to me.
Farewell to Thee! But not farewell To all my fondest thoughts of Thee; Within my heart they still shall dwell And they shall cheer and comfort me.
I am satisfied that if a book is a good one, it is so whatever the sex of the author may be. All novels are or should be, written for both men and women to read, and I am at a loss to conceive how a man should permit himself to write anything that would be really disgraceful to a woman, or why a woman should be censured for writing anything that would be proper and becoming for a man.
I cannot love a man who cannot protect me.
You cannot expect stone to be as pliable as clay.
To wheedle and coax is safer than to command.
Beauty is that quality which, next to money, is generally the most attractive to the worst kinds of men; and, therefore, it is likely to entail a great deal of trouble on the possessor.
No one can be happy in eternal solitude.
And then, the unspeakable purity - and freshness of the air! There was just enough heat to enhance the value of the breeze, and just enough wind to keep the whole sea in motion, to make the waves come bounding to the shore, foaming and sparkling, as if wild with glee.
Increase of love brings increase of happiness, when it is mutual, and pure as that will be.
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