A man cannot be wise enough to be a great artist without being wise enough to wish to be a philosopher.

Forms of expression always appear turgid to those who do not share the emotions they represent.

Monotony has nothing to do with a place; monotony, either in its sensation or its infliction, is simply the quality of a person. There are no dreary sights; there are only dreary sight seers.

If a man only likes victory he must always come late for the battle.

Faith means believing the unbelievable.

One can hardly think too little of one's self. One can hardly think too much of one's soul.

...there is in life an element of elfin coincidence which people reckoning on the prosaic may perpetually miss. As it has been well expressed in the paradox of Poe, wisdom should reason on the unforeseen.