Alexander Smith

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

We bury love,
Forgetfulness grows over it like grass;
That is a thing to weep for, not read more

We bury love,
Forgetfulness grows over it like grass;
That is a thing to weep for, not the dead.

Every man's road in life is marked by the graves of his personal likings.

Every man's road in life is marked by the graves of his personal likings.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in
the recognition.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in
the recognition.