The fact is, both callers and work thicken – the former sadly interfering with the latter.
The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief.
The clergy are, practically, the most irresponsible of all talkers.
The blessed work of helping the world forward, happily does not wait to be done by perfect men.
The best travel is that which one can take by one’s own fireside, in memory or imagination.
The best augury of a man’s success in his profession is that he thinks it the finest in the world.
The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.
The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline for our ignorance.
That’s what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure o’ one fool as ‘ull tell him he’s wise.
Surely it is not true blessedness to be free from sorrow, while there is sorrow and sin in the world: sorrow is then a part of love, and love does not seek to throw it off.
Souls have complexions too: what will suit one will not suit another.
Some folks’ tongues are like the clocks as run on strikin’, not to tell you the time o’ the day, but because there’s summat wrong i’ their own inside.
