Alexander Smith Quote

There is a certain even-handed justice in Time; and for what he takes away he gives us something in return. He robs us of elasticity of limb and spirit, and in its place he brings tranquility and repose—the mild autumnal weather of the soul.


Dreamthorp: eight essays (ed. 1947)


There is a certain even-handed justice in Time; and for what he takes away he gives us something in return. He robs us of elasticity of limb and...

There is a certain even-handed justice in Time; and for what he takes away he gives us something in return. He robs us of elasticity of limb and...

There is a certain even-handed justice in Time; and for what he takes away he gives us something in return. He robs us of elasticity of limb and...

There is a certain even-handed justice in Time; and for what he takes away he gives us something in return. He robs us of elasticity of limb and...