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Of all the inanimate objects, of all men's creations, books are the nearest to us for they contain our very thoughts, our ambitions, our indignations,...more

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All a man can betray is his conscience.

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It was a wonderful experience. She mistrusted his very slumbers--and she seemed to think I could tell her why! Thus a poor mortal seduced by the charm...more

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The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of manly qualities - courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness - has ever bee...more

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He was just a word for me. I did not see the man in the name any more than you do. Do you see him? Do you see the story? Do you see anything?

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Principles? Principles won’t do. Acquisitions, clothes, pretty rags—rags that would fly off at the first good shake. No; you want a deliberate belief.

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And yet is not mankind itself, pushing on its blind way, driven by a dream of its greatness and its power upon the dark paths of excessive cruelty and...more

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He is romantic—romantic,” he repeated. “And that is very bad—very bad. . . . Very good, too,” he added. “But is he?” I queried.‘“Gewiss,” he said, and...more

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She had said he had been driven away from her by a dream,--and there was no answer one could make her--there seemed to be no forgiveness for such a tr...more

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All idealisation makes life poorer. To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity — it is to destroy it.