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‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Tennyson, Alfred Lord
‘Tis a common proof, that lowliness is Edward Young ambition’s ladder, where to the climber upwards turns his face; but when he once attains the utmost round, he then unto the ladder turns his back, looks into the clouds scorning the base degrees by which he did ascend. Shakespeare, William
“Is there no hope?” the sick man said, The silent doctor shook his head, And took his leave with signs of sorrow, Despairing of his fee to-morrow. Gay, John
“I’m very brave generally,” he went on in a low voice: “only today I happen to have a headache.” Carroll, Lewis
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues. Plutarch
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesman and philosophers and divines. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a witty person, but a pebble in the hands of a fool. Roux, John
A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. Milton, John
A good book is the best of friends, the same to-day and forever. Tupper
A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature. Newton, Isaac
A generous prayer is never presented in vain; the petition may be refused, but the petitioner is always, I believe, rewarded by some gracious visitation. Stevenson, Robert Louis
