Steady work turns genius to a loom.
'Character," says Novalis, in one of his questionable aphorisms - character is destiny'.
The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.
We must find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have been.
If we use common words on a great occasion, they are the more striking, because they are felt at once to have a particular meaning, like old banners, or everyday clothes, hung up in a sacred place.
Dear Friends all, A thousand Christmas pleasures and blessings to you -- good resolutions and bright hopes for the New Year! Amen. People who can't be witty exert themselves to be pious or affectionate.