“World's use is cold, world's love is vain, world's cruelty is bitter bane; but is not the fruit of pain
“If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own
“Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together
“A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love
“The moment eternal - just that and no more - when ecstasy's utmost we clutch at the core while cheeks burn, arms open, eyes shut, and lips meet!
“God be thanked, the meanest of his creatures boasts two soul-sides, one to face the world with, one to show a woman when he loves her
“For life, with all its yields of joy and woe, and hope and fear, believe the aged friend, is just a chance o' the prize of learning love
“To be among people one loves, that's sufficient; to dream, to speak to them, to be silent among them, to think of indifferent things; but among them, everything is equal
“Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest condition of life