But it is impossible that the creative power should exclude itself. Into every intelligence there is a door which is never closed,through which the creator passes.

The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both sides.

The good rain, like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

All men plume themselves on the improvement of society, and no man improves.

Good poetry could not have been otherwise written than it is. The first time you hear it, it sounds rather as if copied out of some invisible tablet in the Eternal mind than as if arbitrarily composed by the poet.

There are no fixtures in nature. The universe is fluid and volatile. Permanence is but a word of degrees.

Tis the old secret of the gods that they come in low disguises. 'Tis the vulgar great who come dizened with gold and jewels. Real kings hide away their crowns in their wardrobes, and affect a plain and poor exterior.