As soon as the man is at one with God, he will not beg. He will then see prayer in all action.

The wise man, the true friend, the finished character, we seek everywhere, and only find in fragments.

Sooner or later that which is now life shall be poetry, and every fair and manly trait shall add a richer strain to the song.

Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore it if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world.

Nor count compartments of the floors, But mount to paradise By the stairway of surprise.

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.

The office of the scholar is to cheer, to raise, and to guide men by showing them facts amidst appearances.