The true preacher can be known by this, that he deals out to the people his life,--life passed through the fire of thought.

Every ship that comes to America got its chart from Columbus.

The Italians are fond of red clothes, peacock plumes, and embroidery; and I remember one rainy morning in the city of Palermo, the street was ablaze with scarlet umbrellas.

But dare rather to quit the platform, plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, & swim far, so shall you come back with self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience, that shall explain & overlook the old. Trust your emotion.

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. In fact, it is as difficult to appropriate the thoughts of others as it is to invent.

Words are alive. Cut them and they bleed.

As many languages as he has, as many friends, as many arts and trades, so many times is he a man.