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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...

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as...

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as...

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...

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.

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.

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...

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 sea complains upon a thousand shores.

The sea complains upon a thousand shores.

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.

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.

If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute,...

If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute,...

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

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

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

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

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

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...

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.

Books are a finer world within the world.

Books are a finer world within the world.

Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage...

Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage...

I have been devoured all my life by an incurable and burning impatience: and to...

I have been devoured all my life by an incurable and burning impatience: and to...