We are never happy; we can only remember that we were so once.

Quote by Alexander Smith

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The man who in this world can keep the whiteness of his soul is not...

The man who in this world can keep the whiteness of his soul is not...

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.

The world is not so much in need of new thoughts as that when thought...

The world is not so much in need of new thoughts as that when thought...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

The sea complains upon a thousand shores.

The sea complains upon a thousand shores.

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.

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

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

How deeply seated in the human heart is the liking for gardens and gardening.

How deeply seated in the human heart is the liking for gardens and gardening.

If you wish to make a man look noble, your best course is to kill...

If you wish to make a man look noble, your best course is to kill...

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

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...

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

She (Helen) threw into the wine which they were drinking a drug which takes away...

She (Helen) threw into the wine which they were drinking a drug which takes away...