Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral. They have the same effect of grating incongruity as the sound of a coarse voice breaking the solemn silence of night. 2.21K
Our passions do not live apart in locked chambers but dress in their small wardrobe of notions, bring their provisions to a common table and mess together, feeding out of the common store according to their appetite. 715
It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of them, but words can never trace out all the fibers that knit us to the old. 683
Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking. 582
