Truth only needs to be for once spoken out; and there's such music in her, such strange rhythm, as makes men's memories her joyous slaves.

Most long lives resemble those threads of gossamer, the nearest approach to nothing unmeaningly prolonged, scarce visible pathways of some worm from his cradle to his grave.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof.

Ah, men do not know how much strength is in poise, That he goes the farthest who goes far enough.

It is the rooted instinct in men to admire what is better and more beautiful than themselves.

'T is heaven alone that is given away; 'T is only God may be had for the asking.

All free governments, whatever their name, are in reality governments by public opinion ; and it is on the quality of this public opinion that their prosperity depends. It is, therefore, their first duty to purify the element from which they draw the breath of life.