The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions

Love is the only gold

Tia better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all

I hold it true, whatever befall I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all

Her eyes are homes of silent prayers

If thou shouldst never see my face again, pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control - these three alone lead life to sovereign power

Manners are not idle, but the fruit. Of loyal nature and of noble mind

Brief is life but love is long

Blind and naked ignorance delivers brawling judgments, unashamed, on all things all day long