For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver.

For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver.

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.

Patience is the virtue of an ass, who treads beneath his burden and complains not.

Patience is the virtue of an ass, who treads beneath his burden and complains not.

It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;-- it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient read more

It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;-- it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others.

Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; read more

Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; no trusting without testing.

To decide to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in read more

To decide to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in control of your life.

You have to kiss a lot of toads before you find a handsome prince.

You have to kiss a lot of toads before you find a handsome prince.

I am getting nowhere with you and I can't let you go and I cant get through.

I am getting nowhere with you and I can't let you go and I cant get through.

It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving.

It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving.