“What novelty is worth that sweet monotony where everything is known and loved because it is known?” Suggesting that familiarity can deepen affection rather than diminish it · Prose remark Beauty Love Memory
“Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.” Celebrating the uncomplicated companionship offered by animals · Journal or letter Friendship Nature
“It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.” Encouraging intellectual breadth and resistance to simplistic judgement · Letter Beauty Truth
“Appeals founded on generalisations and statistics require a sympathy ready-made, a moral sentiment already in activity.” Arguing that facts alone cannot replace active human sympathy · Essay Friendship Truth
“Art is the nearest thing to life; it is a mode of amplifying experience and extending our contact with our fellow-men beyond the bounds of our personal lot.” Presenting art as a way of enlarging sympathy and human experience · Essay Art Friendship Truth
