There are no fixtures in nature. The universe is fluid and volatile. Permanence is but a word of degrees.

There is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes.

There are two classes of poets - the poets by education and practice, these we respect; and poets by nature, these we love.

Life is a festival only to the wise. Seen from the nook and chimneyside of prudence, it wears a ragged and dangerous front.

All great successes are the triumph of persistence.

In a virtuous action, I properly am; in a virtuous act, I add to the world; I plant into deserts conquered from Chaos and Nothing, and see the darkness receding on the limits of the horizon.

Genius appeals to the future.