Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety as after disappointment

To the sick the doctors wisely recommend a change of air and scenery.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

They who have been bred in the school of politics fail now and always to face the facts. Their measures are half measures and makeshifts merely. They put off the day of settlement, and meanwhile the debt accumulates.

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.

I say, break the law.

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