A compliment is like a kiss through a veil.

A compliment is like a kiss through a veil.

Tenderness is a virtue.

Tenderness is a virtue.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.

Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.

It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in read more

It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.

Carve your name in hearts, not marble.

Carve your name in hearts, not marble.

You can't expect to prevent negative feelings altogether. And you can't expect to experience positive feelings all the time. The read more

You can't expect to prevent negative feelings altogether. And you can't expect to experience positive feelings all the time. The Law of Emotional Choice directs us to acknowledge our feelings but also to refuse to get stuck in the negative ones.

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.

The social kiss is an exchange of insincerity between two combatants on the field of social advancement. It places hygiene read more

The social kiss is an exchange of insincerity between two combatants on the field of social advancement. It places hygiene before affection and condescension before all else.