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

Milton says, that the lyric poet may drink wine and live generously, but the epic poet, he who shall sing of the gods, and their descent unto men, must drink water out of a wooden bowl. For poetry is not "Devil's wine," but God's wine.

Some men's words I remember so well that I must often use them to express my thought. Yes, because I perceive that we have heard the same truth, but they have heard it better.

God will not have his work made manifest by cowards. Always, always, always, always, always do what you are afraid to do. Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain.

Nature is methodical, and doeth her work well. Time is never to be hurried.

He is a dull observer whose experience has not taught him the reality and force of magic, as well as of chemistry.

Slavery is an institution for converting men into monkeys.