The hero is he who is immovably centered.

I do not see how a barbarous community and a civilized community can constitute a state. I think we must get rid of slavery or we must get rid of freedom.

In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows.

You need not fear to handle the truth roughly. She is no invalid.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Doubt not, O poet, but persist. Say 'It is in me, and shall out.' Stand there, balked and dumb, stuttering and stammering, hissed and hooted, stand and strive, until at last rage draw out of thee that dream-power which every night shows thee is thine own; a power transcending all limit and privacy, and by virtue of which a man is the conductor of the whole river of electricity.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.