I will not hide my tastes or aversions. I will so trust that what is deep is holy, that I will do strongly before the sun and moon whatever only rejoices me, and the heart appoints

Friendship buys friendship.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

All loss, all pain, is particular; the universe remains to the heart unhurt.

The world is young: the former great men call to us affectionately. We too must write Bibles, to unite again the heavens and the earthly world.

I think all men know better than they do; know that the institutions we so volubly commend are go-carts and baubles; but they darenot trust their presentiments.

Each man reserves to himself alone the right of being tedious.