“Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom.” ~ Old Rose and Silver by Myrtle Reed
“Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom.” ~ Old Rose and Silver by Myrtle Reed
Maggie said that love was the flower of life, and blossomed unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it was found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration. ~ The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence
Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice. ~ A Room With A View by E. M. Forster
“The world is a wheel, and it will all come round right.” ~ Endymion by Benjamin Disraeli
Our thoughts on this day go to those affected by the Manchester bombing.
Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. ~ Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
“Nothing should be out of the reach of hope. Life is a hope.” ~ A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde
Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of of those who diffuse it: it proves nothing but the bad taste of the smoker. ~ Daniel Deronda by George Eliot
“I say that the strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.” ~ Daniel Deronda by George Eliot