Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing them.
James M. Barrie

Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.
James M. Barrie

That is ever the way. 'Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse.
James M. Barrie

The best place a person can die, is where they die for others.
James M. Barrie

The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.
James M. Barrie

The most useless are those who never change through the years.
James M. Barrie

The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.
James M. Barrie

There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make.
James M. Barrie

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.
James M. Barrie

To die will be an awfully big adventure.
James M. Barrie

We are all of us failures, at least, the best of us are.
James M. Barrie

We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss of it.
James M. Barrie

You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by.
James M. Barrie