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

Quote by James M Barrie

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Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

Do you believe in fairies? Say quick that you believe. If you believe, clap your...

Do you believe in fairies? Say quick that you believe. If you believe, clap your...

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.

Always be a little kinder than necessary.

Always be a little kinder than necessary.

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.

If you have it [love], you don't need to have anything else. If you don't...

If you have it [love], you don't need to have anything else. If you don't...

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...

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.

Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.

Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.

The best place a person can die, is where they die for others.

The best place a person can die, is where they die for others.

Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing...

Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing...

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...