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

Quote by George Meredith

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Don't just count your years, make your years count.

Don't just count your years, make your years count.

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

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

Cynicism is intellectual dandyism.

Cynicism is intellectual dandyism.

Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our...

Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our...

Caricature is rough truth.

Caricature is rough truth.

The well of true wit is truth itself.

The well of true wit is truth itself.

Bring the army of the faithful through.

Bring the army of the faithful through.

Jealousy is love bed of burning snarl.

Jealousy is love bed of burning snarl.

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...

Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity.

Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity.

Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose.

Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose.

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

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

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...

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...

Kissing don't last: cookery do!

Kissing don't last: cookery do!

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

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

Speech is the small change of silence.

Speech is the small change of silence.

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

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

Common people do not pray, my lord: they only beg

Common people do not pray, my lord: they only beg

God has neither form nor shape under which we can know Him; when he speaks...

God has neither form nor shape under which we can know Him; when he speaks...