There is no lie that a man will not believe; and there is no man who does not believe many lies; and there is no man who believes only lies.

Speech is as a pump, by which we raise and pour out the water from the great lake of Thought,--whither it flows back again.

Faith in a better than that which appears is no less required by art than by religion.

An unproductive truth is none. But there are products which cannot be weighed even in patent scales, nor brought to market.

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Poetry is in itself strength and joy, whether it be crowned by all mankind, or left alone in its own magic hermitage.

Toil, feel, think, hope; you will be sure to dream enough before you die, without arranging for it.