A man is but a little thing in the midst of the objects of nature, yet, by the moral quality radiating from his countenance, he may abolish all considerations of magnitude, and in his manners equal the majesty of the world.

I am present at the sowing of the seed of the world. With a geometry of sunbeams, the soul lays the foundations of nature.

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

Sunshine cannot bleach the snow, Nor time unmake what poets know

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope.

We owe to man higher succors than food and fire. We owe to man, man.

When some external event raises your spirits and you think good days are preparing for you, do not believe it. It can never be so. Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.