[O]n hill and valley and stream, is lain the spell of silence; and the deep stillness of the air is unbroken… – Elizabeth J. Eames, “An Autumn Reverie,” October 1840
There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool. – Charles Caleb Colton
If we are ever in doubt what to do, it is a good rule to ask ourselves what we shall wish on the morrow that we had done. – John Lubbock, “The Happiness of Duty,” 1887
I started off on stage because it was the only work I could get. I havent been back for 11 years. I think any stage experience is good experience, as far as being an actor is concerned. – Tim Roth