Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where you are. The interview or conversation was prose at the time, but it is poetry in the memory.

Quote by George William Curtis

Topics: Love Quotes, Romance Quotes

It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous...

It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous...

The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and...

The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and...

Happiness lies first of all in health.

Happiness lies first of all in health.

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

It is not observed in history that families improve with time.

It is not observed in history that families improve with time.

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave....

The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave....

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.

Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.

Happiness lies, first of all, in health.

Happiness lies, first of all, in health.

While we read history we make history.

While we read history we make history.

The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.

The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.

Our common liberty is consecrated by a common sorrow.

Our common liberty is consecrated by a common sorrow.

Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge.

Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge.

He is so old that his blood type was discontinued.

He is so old that his blood type was discontinued.

Nature makes woman to be won and men to win.

Nature makes woman to be won and men to win.

The test of civilization is its estimate of women.

The test of civilization is its estimate of women.

Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper!

Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper!

The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.

The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.