Yearn to understand first and to be understood second.

Yearn to understand first and to be understood second.

It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.

It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.

It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tost upon the sea: a pleasure to read more

It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tost upon the sea: a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle and the adventures thereof below: but no pleasure is comparable to standing upon the vantage ground of truth... and to see the errors, and wanderings, and mists, and tempests, in the vale below.

In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.

In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.

Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, read more

Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration.

The dew of compassion is a tear.

The dew of compassion is a tear.

Tenderness is a virtue.

Tenderness is a virtue.

What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.

What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.

Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork -- reading, writing, thinking--can.

Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork -- reading, writing, thinking--can.