All changes are more or less tinged with melancholy, for what we are leaving behind is part of ourselves. Amelia Barr leavemelancholypart Change image and share on social
That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths, it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life. Amelia Barr affectionanswerarmy share on social
Events that are predestined require but little management. They manage themselves. They slip into place while we sleep, and suddenly we are aware that the thing we fear to attempt, is already accomplished. Amelia Barr accomplishattemptaware share on social
When men make themselves into brutes it is just to treat them like brutes. Amelia Barr brutemakeman Change image and share on social
But what do we know of the heart nearest to our own? What do we know of our own heart? Amelia Barr heartnear Change image and share on social
It is little men know of women; their smiles and their tears alike are seldom what they seem. Amelia Barr alikemanseldom Change image and share on social
Human relations are built on feeling, not on reason or knowledge. And feeling is not an exact science; like all spiritual qualities, it has the vagueness of greatness about it. Amelia Barr buildexactfelt Change image and share on social
The great difference between voyages rests not with the ships, but with the people you meet on them. Amelia Barr differencegreatmeet Change image and share on social
The inevitable has always found me ready and hopeful. Amelia Barr findhopefulinevitable Change image and share on social
