A determined man, by his very attitude and the tone of his voice, puts a stop to defeat, and begins to conquer.

The use of literature is to afford us a platform whence we may command a view of our present life, a purchase by which we may move it....we see literature best from the midst of wild nature, or from the din of affairs, or from a high religion. The field cannot be well seen from within the field.

Wise men are not wise at all times.

Immortality. I notice that as soon as writers broach this question they begin to quote. I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

He is a dull observer whose experience has not taught him the reality and force of magic, as well as of chemistry.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.