Art and power will go on as they have done,--will make day out of night, time out of space, and space out of time.

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

The soul answers never by words, but by the thing itself that is inquired after.

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for we get rid of cant and hypocrisy.

The horseman serves the horse, The neat-herd serves the neat, The merchant serves the purse, The eater serves his meat; 'Tis the day of the chattel, Web to weave, and corn to grind, Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind.

You need someone who can inspire you to be what you know you can be

God never jests with us, and will not compromise the end of nature, by permitting any inconsequence in its procession.