We really cannot see what equanimity there is in jerking a lacerated carp out of the water by the jaws, merely because it has no the power of making a noise; for we presume that the most philosophic of anglers would hardly delight in catching a shrieking fish.
Leigh HuntWhen moral courage feels that it is in the right, there is no personal daring of which it is incapable.
Leigh HuntWords are often things also, and very precious, especially on the gravest occasions. Without "words," and the truth of things that is in them, what were we?
Leigh HuntThere is scarcely a single joy or sorrow within the experience of our fellow-creatures which we have not tasted; yet the belief, in the good and beautiful has never forsaken us. It has been medicine to us in sickness, richness in poverty, and the best part of all that ever delighted us in health and success.
Leigh Hunt