The first in time and the first in importance of the influences upon the mind is that of nature. Every day, the sun; and after sunset, night and her stars. Ever the winds blow; ever the grass grows.
A rush of thoughts is the only conceivable prosperity that can come to us.
The wonder is always new that any sane man can be a sailor.
The present is an edifice which God cannot rebuild.
As long as any man exists, there is some need of him.
The populace drags down the gods to their own level.