the blue and cloudless day closes like the lid of a casket of jewels upon the violet rim of sea, and shuts out the light. Margaret Deland More Quotes by Margaret Deland More Quotes From Margaret Deland ... Love never forgets; or if it does, it is an imperfect love, like the beautiful love of a dog, faithful and unreasoning. Margaret Deland faithfuldogbeautiful Fighting should be left to dogs and cats and chickens, who can't reason. Margaret Deland catfightingdog Hearts don't come when Reason whistles to 'em. Margaret Deland emsreasonheart ... is there anything more unjust than to build gold and brass and iron on poor, well-meaning clay, -- and then blame the clay when the whole image falls into dust? Margaret Deland irondustfall ... it is curious how fatal it is, either to a situation or to an individual, or even to a name, if in an evil moment it becomes funny. Margaret Deland momentsevilnames ... when personal happiness conflicts with any great human ideal, the right to claim such happiness is as nothing compared to the privilege of resigning it. Margaret Deland privilegeconflictclaims ... safety that depends on an apron-string is very unsafe! Margaret Deland apronsstringssafety Age, with shamefaced relief, has learned the solvent quality of Time. It is this quality which makes possible the contemplation of certain embarrassing heavenly reunions. Margaret Deland reliefqualityage I've always thought the law ought to put on spectacles, it has mighty poor eyesight once in a while. Margaret Deland poor-eyesightoughtlaw ... there must be reserves -- except with God. The human soul is solitary. But for confession that is different; justice and reparation sometimes demand it; but, again, justice and courage sometimes forbid it. Margaret Deland differentsouljustice Isn't there any statute of limitation in things spiritual? I don't believe any large mind dwells on its sins, any more than on its virtues! Margaret Deland spiritualmindbelieve There is no embarrassment quite like the embarrassment of listening to a person for whom one has a regard making a fool of himself. Margaret Deland embarrassmentfoollistening ... some of the things floating about in the Well of Memory are not worth recording. Margaret Deland wellsfloatingmemories When one promise jostles another, one of 'em isn't a promise. Margaret Deland emspromise Of all the bitter and heavy things in this sorry old world, the not being necessary is the bitterest and heaviest. Margaret Deland heavy-thingssorryworld By some mysterious method, Susan Carr's gossip gave the listener a gentler feeling towards his kind. When she spoke of her neighbors' faults, one knew that somehow they were simply virtues gone to seed. Margaret Deland gossipgonefeelings gossip, after it reaches a certain point of insult and falsehood, becomes a source of amusement to its victims. Margaret Deland amusementinsultgossip as I get older there is nothing more constantly astonishing to me than the goodness of the Bad; - unless it is the badness of the Good. Margaret Deland badnessgoodnessevil If you give way to fear, you'll be a coward; and ... a coward is apt to be a liar. The devil's first name is Fear. Margaret Deland namesfearliars faith, it seems to me, is not the holding of certain dogmas; it is simply openness and readiness of heart to believe any truth which God may show. Margaret Deland faithheartbelieve
