It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve.

Controversy equalizes fools and wise men in the same way - and the fools know it.

What a blessed thing it is, that Nature, when she invented, manufactured, and patented her authors, contrived to make critics out of the chips that were left!

We call those poets who are first to mark, Through earth's dull mist the coming of the dawn, Who see in twilight's gloom the first pale spark, While others only note that day is gone.

A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!

The sea drowns out humanity and time. It has no sympathy with either, for it belongs to eternity; and of that it sings its monotonous song forever and ever.