If a poet would work politically, he must give himself up to a party; and so soon as he does that, he is lost as a poet.

The loss of a much-prized treasure is only half felt when we have not regarded its tenure as secure.

Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author.

The ground that a good man treads is hallowed.

The one who acts is always without conscience; nobody has a conscience but the contemplative person.

On the pinnacle of success man does not stand firm long.

It is unpleasant to miss even the most trifling thing to which we have been accustomed.