I suppose an entire cabinet of shells would be an expression of the whole human mind; a Flora of the whole globe would be so likewise, or a history of beasts; or a painting of all the aspects of the clouds. Everything is significant.

To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the restraints of prudence, in the plenitude of its energy and power to repair the harms it may suffer. The hero is a mind of such balance that no disturbances can shake his will.

The rain comes when the wind calls.

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

Let us answer a book of ink with a book of flesh and blood.

How painful to give a gift to any person of sensibility, or of equality! It is next worst to receiving one

The primary wisdom is intuition.