That is ever the way. 'Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse.

Quote by James M Barrie

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Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.

Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.

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...

We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss...

We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss...

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

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.

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...

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

Always be a little kinder than necessary.

Always be a little kinder than necessary.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

Life is a long lesson in humility.

Life is a long lesson in humility.

The most useless are those who never change through the years.

The most useless are those who never change through the years.

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.

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...

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

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