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

The poet in prose or verse - the creator - can only stamp his images forcibly on the page in proportion as he has forcibly felt, ardently nursed, and long brooded over them.

Patience is the courage of the conqueror, the strength of man against destiny.

As the excitement of the game increases, prudence is sure to diminish.

The astronomer who catalogues the stars cannot add one atom to the universe; the poet can call an universe from the atom.

Keep we to the broad truths before us; duty here; knowledge comes alone in the Hereafter.

It is difficult to say who do you the most mischief, enemies with the worst intentions, or friends with the best.