He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.

I have serious things to do now. I have a living to give away.

Our sweet illusions are half of them conscious illusions, like effects of colour that we know to be made up of tinsel, broken glass and rags.

My life is too short, and God's work is too great for me to think of making a home for myself in this world.

But let the wise be warned against too great readiness at explanation: it multiplies the sources of mistake, lengthening the sum for reckoners sure to go wrong.

Women were expected to have weak opinions; but the great safeguard of society and of domestic life was, that opinions were not acted upon. Sane people did what their neighbours did, so that if any lunatics were at large, one might know and avoid them.

The great safeguard of society and of domestic life was, that opinions were not acted on. Sane people did what their neighbors did, so that if any lunatics were at large, one might know and avoid them.

The world is full of hopeful analogies and handsome, dubious eggs, called possibilities.

Are you beginning to dislike slang, then?" said Rosamond, with mild gravity. "Only the wrong sort. All choice of words is slang. It marks a class." "There is correct English: that is not slang." "I beg your pardon: correct English is the slang of prigs who write history and essays. And the strongest slang of all is the slang of poets.

Love gives insight, Maggie, and insight often gives foreboding. Listen to me, let me supply you with books; do let me see you sometimes, be your brother and teacher, as you said at Lorton. It is less wrong that you should see me than that you should be committing this long suicide.

You won't be giving me away, father,' she had said before they went to church; 'you'll only be taking Aaron to be a son to you.

I'm very fond of you, Maggie; I shall never forget you, said Philip, and when I'm very unhappy, I shall always think of you, and wish I had a sister with dark eyes, just like yours.

Fear was stronger than the calculation of probabilities.