The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up one's mind about nothing, to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts.

Sudden a thought came like a full-blown rose, Flushing his brow.

Give me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather and a little music played out of doors by somebody I do not know.

You are always new to me.

Who would wish to be among the commonplace crowd of the little famous - who are each individually lost in a throng made up of themselves?

Severn - I - lift me up - I am dying - I shall die easy; don't be frightened - be firm, and thank God it has come.

Then felt I like some watcher of the skies when a new planet swims into his ken.