Words become luminous when the poet's finger has passed over them its phosphorescence.

It is not my words that I polish, but my ideas.

There is graciousness and a kind of urbanity in beginning with men by esteem and confidence. It proves, at least, that we have long lived in good company with others and with our selves.

Before using a fine word, make a place for it.

Without duty, life is sort of boneless; it cannot hold itself together.

You want to talk to someone; first open your ears.

What a man knows only through feeling can be explained only through enthusiasm.