Leigh Hunt

“Those who have lost an infant are never, in a way, without an infant.”

“Mere grimness is as easy as grinning; but it requires something to put a handsome face on a story. Narratives become of suspicious merit in proportion as they lean to Newgate-like offenses, particularly of blood and wounds...”

“Your second-hand bookseller is second to none in the worth of the treasures he dispenses.”

“Colors are the smiles of nature.”

“Great woman belong to history and to self sacrifice.”

“If you ever have to support a flagging conversation, introduce the topic of eating.”

“The same people who can deny others everything are famous for refusing themselves nothing.”

“The groundwork of all happiness is health.”

“It is books that teach us to refine our pleasures when young, and to recall them with satisfaction when we are old.”

“The only place a new hat can be carried into with safety is a church, for there is plenty of room there.”

“Sympathizing and selfish people are alike, both given to tears.”

“The person who can be only serious or only cheerful, is but half a man.”

“There are two worlds: the world we can measure with line and rule, and the world that we feel with our hearts and imagination.”

“Traveling in the company of those we love is home in motion.”

“Stolen kisses are always sweetest.”

“If you are ever at a loss to support a flagging conversation, introduce the subject of eating.”