We cannot of ourselves estimate the degree of our success in what we strive for.

You know There are moments when silence, prolonged and unbroken, More expressive may be than all words ever spoken.

Every man who observes vigilantly, and resolves steadfastly, grows unconsciously into genius.

A pipe is the fountain of contemplation, the source of pleasure, the companion of the wise; and the man who smokes, thinks like a philosopher and acts like a Samaritan.

The night is past,-joy cometh with the morrow.

The more the merely human part of the poet remains a mystery, the more willing is the reverence given to his divine mission.

Trees that, like the poplar, lift upward all their boughs, give no shade and no shelter, whatever their height. Trees the most lovingly shelter and shade us, when, like the willow, the higher soar their summits, the lower drop their boughs.