You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by.

Quote by James M Barrie

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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...

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...

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.

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...

Every man who is high up likes to think that he has done it all...

Every man who is high up likes to think that he has done it all...

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...

For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my...

For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my...

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

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

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.

Life is a long lesson in humility.

Life is a long lesson in humility.

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

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

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.

Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing...

Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing...

Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.

Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.

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...

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

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

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.

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.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.