Robert Southey

"There is a magic in that little world, home; it is a mystic circle that surrounds comforts and virtues never known beyond its hallowed limits."

- Robert Southey

"A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden."

- Robert Southey

"time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other’s worth."

- Robert Southey

"The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the anguish of the wound, but the loss cannot be repaired."

- Robert Southey

"No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other’s worth."

- Robert Southey

"Live as long as you may. The first 20 years are the longest half of your life."

- Robert Southey