There is no past, as long as books shall live. Books make the past our heritage and our home.

But never yet the dog our country fed, Betrayed the kindness or forgot the bread.

In every civilized society there is found a race of men who retain the instincts of the aboriginal cannibal and live upon their fellow-men as a natural food.

O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first will learn humility.

Jewelry and profuse ornaments are unmistakable evidences of vulgarity.

The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it.

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