No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we who read it are no longer the same interpreters.
From George Eliot
When death comes it is never our tenderness that we repent from, but our severity.
The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best.
There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.
In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.
Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.
I desire no future that will break the ties with the past.
Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.
A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.
Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of distinct ideas.
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