The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.

Among the noblest in the land - Though man may count himself the least - That man I honor and revere, Who without favor, without fear, In the great city dares to stand, The friend of every friendless beast.

Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.

Sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O Union, strong and great.

There is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first consciousness of love, the first fluttering of its silken wings.

Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.

And the night shall be filled with music, And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents like the Arabs, and silently steal away.