He that writes to himself writes to an eternal public.

But also the constituency determines the vote of the representative. He is not only representative, but participant. Like can onlybe known by like. The reason why he knows about them is, that he is of them; he has just come out of nature, or from being a part of the thing.

Consideration is the soil in which wisdom may be expected to grow, and strength be given to every up-springing plant of duty.

In daily life what distinguishes the master is the using those materials he has, instead of looking about for what are more renowned, or what others have used well.

But your isolation must not be mechanical, but spiritual, that is, must be elevation.

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

Take egotism out and you would castrate the benefactors.