He who would be a great soul in the future, must be a great soul now.

Men are lenses through which we read our own minds.

Emancipation is the demand of civilization. That is a principle; everything else is an intrigue.

Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, - an open and noble temper.

Could Shakespeare give a theory of Shakespeare?

The power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried.

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.