Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity.

Quote by George Meredith

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A human act once set in motion flows on forever to the great account. Our...

A human act once set in motion flows on forever to the great account. Our...

Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered.

Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered.

Cultivated men and women who do not skim the cream of life, and are attached...

Cultivated men and women who do not skim the cream of life, and are attached...

The well of true wit is truth itself

The well of true wit is truth itself

And if I drink oblivion of a day, So shorten I the stature of my...

And if I drink oblivion of a day, So shorten I the stature of my...

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.

I expect Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man.

I expect Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man.

Memoirs are the backstairs of history.

Memoirs are the backstairs of history.

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power

Bring the army of the faithful through.

Bring the army of the faithful through.

Each one of an affectionate couple may be willing, as we say, to die for...

Each one of an affectionate couple may be willing, as we say, to die for...

The most dire disaster in love is the death of imagination.

The most dire disaster in love is the death of imagination.

Jealousy is love bed of burning snarl.

Jealousy is love bed of burning snarl.

The well of true wit is truth itself.

The well of true wit is truth itself.

I expect Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man

I expect Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man

I expect that Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man

I expect that Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man

A kiss is but a kiss now! and no wave of a great flood that...

A kiss is but a kiss now! and no wave of a great flood that...

Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose.

Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose.

There is nothing the body suffers the soul may not profit by.

There is nothing the body suffers the soul may not profit by.

Speech is the small change of silence.

Speech is the small change of silence.