Colleges, in like manner, have their indispensable office,--to teach elements. But they can only highly serve us, when they aim not to drill, but to create; when they gather from far every ray of various genius to their hospitable halls, and, by the concentrated fires, set the hearts of their youth on flame.

All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone.

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody.

What would be the use of immortality to a person who cannot use well a half an hour?

The regular course of studies, the years of academical and professional education, have not yielded me better facts than some idle books under the bench at the Latin School.

To be great, you must be misunderstood

People that seem so glorious are all show; underneath they are like everyone else.