Not from a vain or shallow thought His awful Jove young Phidias brought.

All history is biography.

In spite of warnings, change rarely occurs until the status quo becomes more painful than change. People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.

But, if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars. The rays that come from these heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches. One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime... But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile.

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body.

If you want a friend you need to be a friend.

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.