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Weddings & love
Short wedding readings24 passages
Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between…Quotes for a wedding toast or speech18 passages
Grief can take care of itself; but to get the full value of a joy you must have…Anniversary quotes & poems15 passages
John Anderson, my jo, John,Love quotes from classic novels15 passages
In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must…Shakespeare love quotes12 passages
Let me not to the marriage of true mindsValentine's Day poems12 passages
The fountains mingle with the river
Sympathy & remembrance
Sympathy card messages & quotes16 passages
’Tis better to have loved and lostFuneral poems & readings24 passages
Remember me when I am gone away,Quotes for a eulogy18 passages
But the effect of her being on those around her was incalculably diffusive: for the…
Celebrations & seasons
Christening & naming day readings13 passages
‘I have no name;Funny birthday quotes from classic writers11 passages
To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up…Short graduation quotes19 passages
I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.Retirement poems13 passages
Tho’ much is taken, much abides; and tho’Christmas card quotes & poems12 passages
I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.New Year quotes12 passages
Ring out wild bells to the wild sky,Autumn quotes & poems11 passages
I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we…
Everyday
Short friendship quotes14 passages
A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may think aloud.Short quotes from classic books27 passages
Each time you happen to me all over again.Quotes about books & reading11 passages
I declare, after all, there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires…Inspirational poems12 passages
OUT of the night that covers me,Funny quotes about work15 passages
I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.
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