The reverence for the Scriptures is an element of civilization, for thus has the history of the world been preserved, and is preserved.

Not in nature but in man is all the beauty and worth he sees. The world is very empty, and is indebted to this gilding, exalting soul for all its pride.

A poem is made up of thoughts, each of which filled the whole sky of the poet in its turn.

The good writer seems to be writing about himself, but has his eye always on that thread of the Universe which runs through himself and all things.

The first thing a great person does is make us realize the insignificance of circumstance.

A man makes inferiors his superiors by heat; self control is the rule. Anger is an uncontrollable feeling that betrays what you are when you are not yourself. Anger is that powerful internal force that blows out the light of reason. Know this to be the enemy: it is anger, born of desire.

The wise man, the true friend, the finished character, we seek everywhere, and only find in fragments.