The art of life is more like the wrestler's art than the dancer's, in respect of this, that it should stand ready and firm to meet onsets which are sudden and unexpected. Book VII
The birth of all things is weak and tender; and therefore we should have our eyes intent on beginnings. Essays
Do not economize on the hymeneal rites; do not prune them of their splendor, nor split farthings on the day when you are radiant. A wedding is not house-keeping. Les Misérables
There are people who exist in this world not like entities but like the speckles or spots on something. Dead Souls
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