I accept the universe!

It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be infatuated; better to be wounded, a captive and a slave, than always to walk in armor.

All greatness affects different minds, each in its own particular kind, and the variations of testimony mark the truth of feeling.

There is some danger lest there be no real religion in the heart which craves too much daily sympathy.

Nature provides exceptions to every rule.

A man who means to think and write a great deal must, after six and twenty, learn to read with his fingers.

When the intellect and affections are in harmony; when intellectual consciousness is calm and deep; inspiration will not be confounded with fancy.