If the whole world I once could see On free soil stand, with the people free Then to the moment might I say, Linger awhile. . .so fair thou art.

To know of someone here and there whom we accord with, who is living on with us, even in silence - - this makes our earthly ball a peopled garden.

Unrest and uncertainty are our lot.

Humans fear reason, but they ought to fear stupidity- for reason can be hard, but stupidity can be fatal.

Who is the wisest man? He who neither knows or wishes for anything else than what happens.

It is said, that no one is a hero to their butler. The reason is, that it requires a hero to recognize a hero. The butler, however, will probably know well how to estimate his equals.

All men would be masters of others, and no man is lord of himself.