Only that is poetry which cleanses and mans me.
It is better to be a thorn in the side of a friend than an echo.
Preaching is the expression of moral sentiments applied to the duties of life.
The virtue of books is to be readable.
The eyes of men converse as much as their tongues.
Art is a jealous mistress; and if a man have a genius for painting, poetry, music, architecture or philosophy, he makes a bad husband and an ill provider.