Anything for the quick life as the man said when he took the situation at the lighthouse.

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The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!

Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people imagine.

Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all of one’s lifetime.

We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.

It's impossible to protect your kids against disappointment in life.

There is no such thing in life as normal.