he who should inspire and lead his race must be defended from travelling with the souls of other men, from living, breathing, reading, and writing in the daily, time-worn yoke of their opinions.

It is defeat which educates us.

We have a great deal more kindness than is ever spoken. (Despite) all the selfishness that chills like east winds the world, the whole human family is bathed with an element of love like a fine ether... The effect of the indulgence of this human affection is a certain cordial exhilaration.

The law of nature is alternation for evermore. Each electrical state superinduces the opposite.

Great country, diminutive minds. America is formless, has no terrible and no beautiful condensation.

It is one of the biggest blessing that you can be stupid with your true friends and behave like you shame to do elsewhere

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.