An orator or author is never successful till he has learned to make his words smaller than his ideas.

Perhaps it is the lowest of the qualities of an orator, but it is, on so many occasions, of chief importance,--a certain robust and radiant physical health; or--shall I say?--great volumes of animal heat.

A poem, a sentence, causes us to see ourselves. I be, and I see my being, at the same time.

Poetry teaches the enormous force of a few words, and, in proportion to the inspiration, checks loquacity.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

And truly it demands something god like in him who has cast off the common motives of humanity, and has ventured to trust himself for a taskmaster. High be his heart, faithful his will, clear his sight, that he may in good earnest be doctrine, society, law, to himself, that a simple purpose may be to him as strong as iron necessity is to others!

Necessity does everything well.