Intellect annuls fate. So far as a man thinks he is free.
Democracy is morose, and runs to anarchy.
Men are better than this theology.
A man is a hero, not because he is braver than anyone else, but because he is brave for 10 minutes longer.
The relations of the soul to the divine spirit are so pure, that it is profane to seek to interpose helps.
Poetry teaches the enormous force of a few words, and, in proportion to the inspiration, checks loquacity.