When I'm not writing or tweaking my computer, I do embroidery. When I'm not plunging into the...
Your letter of excuses has arrived. I receive the letter but do not admit the excuses except in courtesy, as when a man treads on your toes and begs your pardon - the pardon is granted, but the...
Yes, love indeed is light from heaven; A spark of that immortal fire with angels shared, by Allah given to lift from earth our low desire.
Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!
Why I came here, I know not; where I shall go it is useless to inquire - in the midst of myriads of the living and the dead worlds, stars, systems, infinity, why should I be anxious about an atom?
Why did she love him? Curious fool - be still - is human love the growth of human will?
Who tracks the steps of glory to the grave?
Who loves, raves.
Where there is mystery, it is generally suspected there must also be evil.
When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it.
What is the worst of woes that wait on age? What stamps the wrinkle deeper on the brow? To view each loved one blotted from life's page, And be alone on earth, as I am now.
What is fame? The advantage of being known by people of whom you yourself know nothing, and for whom you care as little.
What a strange thing man is; and what a stranger thing woman.
We are all selfish and I no more trust myself than others with a good motive.
Truth is always strange, stranger than fiction.
To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my entire, my sincere motive in scribbling at all.
To have joy one must share it. Happiness was born a twin.
Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.
Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print. A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
Though sages may pour out their wisdom's treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure.
Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen.