Man, man, is thy brother, and thy father is God.

Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind - it is only the difference in the victim.

Exquisite beauty resides rather in the female form than face, where it is also more lasting.

Thou makest the man, O Sorrow!--yes, the whole man,--as the crucible gold.

Yet, in these autumn days when Nature expires, Here, in these veiled scenes, I find more attractions; It is a friend's sad goodbye; it is the last smile From lips that death is going to close forever!

If God is thy father, human beings are thy brothers and sisters.

Private passions grow tired and wear themselves out; political passions, never.