The eye is the first circle; the horizon which it forms is the second; and throughout nature this primary figure is repeated without end.

All minds quote. Old and new make the warp and woof of every moment. There is no thread that is not a twist of these two strands. By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. We quote not only books and proverbs, but arts, sciences, religion, customs, and laws; nay, we quote temples and houses, tables and chairs, by imitation.

The inquiry leads us to that source, at once the essence of genius, of virtue, and of life, which we call Spontaneity or Instinct.

The true preacher can be known by this, that he deals out to the people his life,--life passed through the fire of thought.

Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will fail.

Accuracy is essential to beauty.

He who loves goodness harbors angels, reveres reverence, and lives with God.