There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse.The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
There is in every woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams in the dark hour of adversityThe Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
Others may write from the head, but he writes from the heart, and the heart will always understand him.The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
There is a certain poetic licence permitted to travellersThe Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal - every other affliction to forget.The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
Great minds are to make others great. Their superiority is to be used, not to break the multitude to intellectual vassalage, not to establish over them a spiritual despotism, but to rouse them from lethargy, and to aid them to judge for themselves.The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
There is a gravity in his manner, a mingling of the serious with the playful, a modesty casting a slight shade over his merits, which is more engaging than the open, daylight confidence of young men.The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behaviour, like the wish to scatter joy, and not pain, around us.The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.