With my somewhat vague aspiring mind, to be imprisoned in the rude details of a most material life was often irksome.

My ideas had been taking a socialistic shape for many years; but they were lacking in definite outline.

With my somewhat vague aspiring mind, to be imprisoned in the rude details of a most material life was often irksome.

And where there had been only jeers or taunts at first, crowds came to listen with serious and sympathetic mien.

Let your mind be quiet, realizing the beauty of the world, and the immense boundless treasures that it holds.

I might have simply settled down into an armchair literary life. I really don't know exactly why I didn't.

Great success in examinations does naturally not as a rule go with originality of thought.