The eye is the painter and the ear the singer.
The man who renounces himself, comes to himself.
As long as any man exists, there is some need of him.
The genius of reading and of gardening are antagonistic, like resinous and vitreous electricity. One is concentrative in sparks and shocks: the other is diffuse strength; so that each disqualifies its workman for the other's duties.
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
If it costs ten years, and ten to recover the general prosperity, the destruction of the South is worth so much.