There is a kind of latent omniscience, not only in every man, but in every particle.

I think we must get rid of slavery or we must get rid of freedom.

Tis the privilege of Art Thus to play its cheerful part, Man on earth to acclimate And bend the exile to his fate.

The course of everything goes to teach us faith.

Action is with the scholar subordinate, but it is essential. Without it, he is not yet man. Without it, thought can never ripen into truth.

There is a capacity of virtue in us, and there is a capacity of vice to make your blood creep.

Cities force growth and make people talkative and entertaining, but they also make them artificial.