There are men too superior to be seen except by a few, as there are notes too high for the scale of most ears.

These times of ours are series and full of calamity, but all times are essentially alike. As soon as there is life there is danger.

We dare not trust our wit for making our house pleasant to our friend, so we buy ice cream.

A seashell should be the crest of England, not only because it represents a power built on the waves, but also the hard finish ofthe men. The Englishman is finished like a cowry or a murex.

The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always waiting for its poet

Nature is reckless of the individual. When she has points to carry, she carries them.

A friend is the hope of the heart.