Great men do not content us. It is their solitude, not their force, that makes them conspicuous.

But dare rather to quit the platform, plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, & swim far, so shall you come back with self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience, that shall explain & overlook the old. Trust your emotion.

Shall we then judge a country by the majority, or by the minority? By the minority, surely.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

He in whom the love of repose predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets — most likely his father's. He gets rest, commodity, and reputation; but he shuts the door of truth.

Every man should let out all the length of all the reigns; should find or make a frank and healthy expression of what force and meaning is in him.

Sincerity is the highest complement you can pay