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.
Hypotheses are nets: only he who casts will catch.
Character and fate are two words for the same thing
We touch heaven when we lay our hand on a human body!
Not only England, but every Englishman is an island.
Character is a wish for a perfect education.