Individuals, like nations, must have suitable broad and natural boundaries, even a considerable neutral ground, between them.

If rightly made, a boat would be a sort of amphibious animal, a creature of two elements, related by one half its structure to some swift and shapely fish, and by the other to some strong-winged and graceful bird.

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable.

The strongest wind cannot stagger a Spirit; it is a Spirit's breath. A just man's purpose cannot be split on any Grampus or material rock, but itself will split rocks till it succeeds.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.

A man’s ignorance sometimes is not only useful, but beautiful - while his knowledge, so called, is oftentimes worse than useless, besides being ugly. Which is the best man to deal with - he who knows nothing about a subject, and, what is extremely rare, knows that he knows nothing, or he who really knows something about it, but thinks that he knows all?

Our taste is too delicate and particular. It says nay to the poet's work, but never yea to his hope.