You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

A mind might ponder its thought for an epoch, and not gain so much self-knowledge as the passion of love shall teach in a day.

I read the other day some verses written by an eminent painter which were original and not conventional.

Education should be as broad as man.

The possibility of interpretation lies in the identity of the observer with the observed. Each material thing has its celestial side; has its translation, through humanity, into the spiritual and necessary sphere, where it plays a part as indestructible as any other.

It is handsomer to remain in the establishment better than the establishment, and conduct that in the best manner, than to make asally against evil by some single improvement, without supporting it by a total regeneration.

Some of the sweetest hours in life, in retrospect will be found to have been spent with books.