If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race.

Quote by Alexander Smith

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To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

If you do your fair day's work, you are certain to get your fair day's...

If you do your fair day's work, you are certain to get your fair day's...

The sea complains upon a thousand shores.

The sea complains upon a thousand shores.

We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep...

We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep...

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of...

In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of...

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.

Trees are your best antiques

Trees are your best antiques

Trifles make up the happiness or the misery of human life.

Trifles make up the happiness or the misery of human life.

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

To sit for one's portrait is like being present at one's own creation.

To sit for one's portrait is like being present at one's own creation.

The world is not so much in need of new thoughts as that when thought...

The world is not so much in need of new thoughts as that when thought...

The saddest thing that befalls a soul Is when it loses faith in God and...

The saddest thing that befalls a soul Is when it loses faith in God and...

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as...

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as...

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing...

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing...

There will always be a song in our playlist which we always skip, but never...

There will always be a song in our playlist which we always skip, but never...

Memories are nothing but the lash with which yesterday flogs tomorrow.

Memories are nothing but the lash with which yesterday flogs tomorrow.