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

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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...

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

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

Every man's road in life is marked by the graves of his personal liking.

Every man's road in life is marked by the graves of his personal liking.

The man who in this world can keep the whiteness of his soul is not...

The man who in this world can keep the whiteness of his soul is not...

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.

How deeply seated in the human heart is the liking for gardens and gardening.

How deeply seated in the human heart is the liking for gardens and gardening.

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.

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.

Trees are your best antiques

Trees are your best antiques

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

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

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

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...

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...

The sea complains upon a thousand shores.

The sea complains upon a thousand shores.

A man doesn't plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity.

A man doesn't plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity.

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...

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...

When pleasure interferes with business, give up business.

When pleasure interferes with business, give up business.

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...