Nature is mythical and mystical always, and works with the license and extravagance of genius. She has her luxurious and florid style as well as art.

We should be blessed if we lived in the present always, and took advantage of every accident that befell us, like the grass which confesses the influence of the slightest dew that falls on it; and did not spend our time in atoning for the neglect of past opportunities, which we call doing our duty.

He who parades his virtues seldom leads the parade. He who puts up with insult invites injury. Health requires this relaxation, this aimless life. This life in the present.

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

The fact which the politician faces is merely that there is less honor among thieves than was supposed, and not the fact that theyare thieves.

It is strange to talk of miracles, revelations, inspiration, and the like, as things past, while love remains.

There are some things which a man never speaks of, which are much finer kept silent about. To the highest communications we only lend a silent ear.