God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.

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Always be a little kinder than necessary.

Always be a little kinder than necessary.

Everytime a child says 'I don't believe in fairies' there is a a little fairy...

Everytime a child says 'I don't believe in fairies' there is a a little fairy...

For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my...

For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my...

The most useless are those who never change through the years.

The most useless are those who never change through the years.

It is not real work unless you would rather be doing something else.

It is not real work unless you would rather be doing something else.

There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make.

There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make.

You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of...

You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of...

The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.

The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.

A safe but sometimes chilly way of recalling the past is to force open a...

A safe but sometimes chilly way of recalling the past is to force open a...

Let no one who loves be unhappy, even love unreturned has its rainbow.

Let no one who loves be unhappy, even love unreturned has its rainbow.

Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.

Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.

Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be...

Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be...

Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in...

Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in...

We are all of us failures, at least, the best of us are.

We are all of us failures, at least, the best of us are.

I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.

I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss...

We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss...

Ambition - it is the last infirmity of noble minds.

Ambition - it is the last infirmity of noble minds.

I know not, sir, whether Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, but if he did...

I know not, sir, whether Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, but if he did...