A man gazing on the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in the road.

Quote by Alexander Smith

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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...

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...

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

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

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

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...

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...

If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute,...

If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute,...

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.

There is no ghost so difficult to lay as the ghost of an injury.

There is no ghost so difficult to lay as the ghost of an injury.

We are never happy; we can only remember that we were so once.

We are never happy; we can only remember that we were so once.

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...

If you wish to preserve your secret, wrap it up in frankness.

If you wish to preserve your secret, wrap it up in frankness.

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

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

Books are a finer world within the world.

Books are a finer world within the world.

If you wish to make a man look noble, your best course is to kill...

If you wish to make a man look noble, your best course is to kill...

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...

Trees are your best antiques.

Trees are your best antiques.

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...

Trees are your best antiques

Trees are your best antiques

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.