If the vast and the spiritual are omitted, so are the practical and the moral.
Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.
Gross and obscure natures, however decorated, seem impure shambles; but character gives splendor to youth, and awe to wrinkled skin and gray hairs.
The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.
The State is a poor, good beast who means the best: it means friendly.
How much finer things are in composition than alone.