Lucy Maud
Lucy Maud
half facts stubborn
Facts are stubborn things, but, as some one has wisely said, not half so stubborn as fallacies.
thinking people may
Have you ever noticed that when people say it is their duty to tell you a certain thing you may prepare for something disagreeable? Why is it that they never seem to think it a duty to tell you the pleasant things they hear about you?
grows
Death grows friendlier as we grow older.
children prejudice alive
Children can be the most cruel creatures alive. They have the herd instinct of prejudice against any outsider, and they are merciless in its indulgence.
dog cat demand
Dogs want only love but cats demand worship.
people neglect busybodies
There are plenty of people, in Avonlea and out of it, who can attend closely to their neighbours' business by dint of neglecting their own; but Mrs. Rachel Lynde was one of those capable creatures who can manage their own concerns and those of other folks into the bargain.
nice rose lovely
Wouldn't it be nice if roses could talk? I'm sure they could tell us such lovely things.
forgiveness people forgiving
It makes you feel very virtuous when you forgive people, doesn't it?
wine night honey
Some nights are like honey - and some like wine - and some like wormwood.
uncertain
of all the uncertain things marriage is the uncertainest ...
sweet pain letters
It is a strange thing to read a letter after the writer is dead - a bitter-sweet thing, in which pain and comfort are strangely mingled.
feelings journaling
a few italics really do relieve your feelings.
brain intelligence lasts
brains last, beauty doesn't.
time long hospitality
it doesn't take long to stay an hour.