Divine persons are character born, or, to borrow a phrase from Napoleon, they are victory organized.
Mankind have such a deep stake in inward illumination, that there is much to be said by the hermit or monk in defence of his life of thought and prayer.
Nature is what you may do. There is much you may not do.
The power men possess to annoy me I give them by a weak curiosity
There can be no excess to love, none to knowledge, none to beauty.
Wise men are not wise at all times.