The ground that a good man treads is hallowed.

We who didn't inherit political power nor are made to acquire riches like nothing better than that which expands and solidifies the power of the spirit.

What we agree with leaves us inactive, but contradiction makes us productive.

The greatest piece of folly is that every man thinks himself compelled to hand down what people think they have known.

When I say to the Moment flying; 'Linger a while -- thou art so fair!' Then bind me in thy bonds undying, And my final ruin I will bear!

One ought, everyday, to hear a song, read a fine poem, and, if possible, to speak a few reasonable words.

Profoundness, genius, spontaneity, merit, nobility, ingenuity, voice propriety, feeling, discernment, sensibility, good taste, great tone, rightness, courtliness, vivacity, boldness, style, freshness, harmony, perfection, imagination, purity, correctness. The greatest writer of all times. God's most astonishing creation.