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

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

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...

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.

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.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

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...

Books are a finer world within the world.

Books are a finer world within the world.

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 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...

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

Trees are your best antiques.

Trees are your best antiques.

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...

A strange thing is memory, and hope; one looks backward, and the other forward; one...

A strange thing is memory, and hope; one looks backward, and the other forward; one...

The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen...

The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen...

Everyone is mine - no matter what.

Everyone is mine - no matter what.

If it were (Is it not) outrageous that society should treat with such rigid precision...

If it were (Is it not) outrageous that society should treat with such rigid precision...

Riches are not from abundance of worldly goods, but from a contented mind.

Riches are not from abundance of worldly goods, but from a contented mind.