Sir Gilbert Parker, 1st Baronet

There is no refuge from memory and remorse in this world. The spirits of our foolish deeds haunt us, with or without repentance.

That which is loved may pass, but love hath no end.

Love knows not distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are for the stars, its feet for the swords; it continueth, though an army lay waste the pasture; it comforteth when there are no medicines; it hath the relish of manna; and by it do …