Each new epoch in life seems an encounter. There is a tussle and a cloud of dust, and we come out of it triumphant or crest-fallen, according as we have borne ourselves.

Softly the evening came /with the sunset/.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Into each life some rain must fall.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

Only time can heal your broken heart. Just as only time can heal his broken arms and legs.

Human nature is never satisfied.

Be an active bystander because sooner or later you or someone you love could be a victim too.

Be always sure you are right, then go ahead.

I dropped my gardening tools, threw my bicycle over a hedge and went in search of fortunes laid beneath the hangman’s noose.

Usually, the stuff that's your best idea or work is going to be attacked the most.

The person whose face is between your legs is gonna get lockjaw.

Being nonconfrontational allows people to feel like they can say anything they want.

A YA heroine does not have to pick up a weapon nor wear men's clothing to be equal to her male counterparts.

Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery.