Whether the flower looks better in the nosegay than in the meadow where it grew and we had to wet our feet to get it! Is the scholastic air any advantage?

Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.

Humility like darkness reveals the heavenly lights.

One man lies in his words, and gets a bad reputation; another in his manners, and enjoys a good one.

A man cannot wheedle nor overawe his Genius. It requires to be conciliated by nobler conduct than the world demands or can appreciate.

When our life ceases to be inward and private, conversation degenerates into mere gossip.

Rise free from care before the dawn and seek adventure. Let the noon find you by other lakes, and the night overtake thee everywhere at home. There are no larger fields than these, no worthier games than may here be played.