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How many young hearts have revealed the fact that what they had been trained to imagine the highest earthly felicity read more
How many young hearts have revealed the fact that what they had been trained to imagine the highest earthly felicity was but the beginning of care, disappointment, and sorrow, and often led to the extremity of mental and physical suffering.
You never find yourself until you face the truth.
You never find yourself until you face the truth.
Tenderness is a virtue.
Tenderness is a virtue.
Marriage is a matter of give and take, but so far I haven't been able to find anybody who'll take read more
Marriage is a matter of give and take, but so far I haven't been able to find anybody who'll take what I have to give.
Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.
Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.
Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork -- reading, writing, thinking--can.
Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork -- reading, writing, thinking--can.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, while the heart of the fool is in the read more
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, while the heart of the fool is in the house of entertainment.
Looking back, I have this to regret, that too often when I loved, I did not say so.
Looking back, I have this to regret, that too often when I loved, I did not say so.
Mortal love is when sensuality is satisfied. True love is when love is sacrificed.
Mortal love is when sensuality is satisfied. True love is when love is sacrificed.