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.

And truly it demands something godlike in him who cast off the common motives of humanity and ventured to trust himself for a taskmaster.

A friend is the hope of the heart.

When I first open my eyes upon the morning meadows and look out upon the beautiful world, I thank God I am alive.

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

Love is our highest word and the synonym of God.

Strange is this alien despotism of Sleep which takes two persons lying in each other's arms & separates them leagues, continents,asunder.