A certain degree of solitude seems necessary to the full growth and spread of the highest mind; and therefore must a very extensive intercourse with men stifle many a holy germ, and scare away the gods, who shun the restless tumult of noisy companies and the discussion of petty interests.

Man is lyrical, woman epic, marriage dramatic.

Humanity is a comic role.

A character is a completely fashioned will.

Nature is a petrified magic city.

Character is perfectly educated will.

To philosophize means to make vivid.