Such is the active power of good temperament! Great sweetness of temper neutralizes such vast amounts of acid.

In the right hands, literature is not resorted to as a consolation, and by the broken and decayed, but as a decalogue.

A party is perpetually corrupted by personality.

God builds his temple in the heart on the ruins of churches and religions.

Society has really no graver interest than the well-being of the literary class.

The man is only half himself, the other half is his expression.

Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little coarse and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice? Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble.