Quotes

There is no ghost so difficult to lay as the ghost of an injury.

Alexander Smith


I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

Alexander Smith


Everything is sweetened by risk.

Alexander Smith


If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race.

Alexander Smith


To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

Alexander Smith


How deeply seated in the human heart is the liking for gardens and gardening.

Alexander Smith


Trees are your best antiques.

Alexander Smith


We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep for, not the dead.

Alexander Smith


Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

Alexander Smith


Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

Alexander Smith


Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

Alexander Smith


If you wish to preserve your secret, wrap it up in frankness.

Alexander Smith

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