“It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.”

“Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has ex...”

“The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.”

“We die only once, and for such a long time.”

“One should eat to live, not live to eat.”

“Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.”

“But that woman is an encyclopedia!Of all vices, ancient and modern, and terribly interesting to leaf through!”

“A strange girl, all phosphorous and cantharides, burning with every desire! And burning with every vice!”

“The modern world is not evil; in some ways the modern world is far too good. It is full of wild and wasted virtues. When a religious scheme is shattered...it is not merely the vices that are let lo...”