Love, which is the essence of God, is not for levity, but for the total worth of man.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
Each man reserves to himself alone the right of being tedious.
There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant
It seems as if the day was not wholly profane in which we have given heed to some natural object.
Life is a festival only to the wise. Seen from the nook and chimneyside of prudence, it wears a ragged and dangerous front.