If I cannot brag of knowing something, then I brag of not knowing it; at any rate, brag.
Science, Nature,-O, I've yearned to open some page.
Music causes us to think eloquently.
There is hope in extravagance, there is none in routine.
Keep the town for occasions, but the habits should be formed in retirement.
If I could put my hand on the north star, would it be as beautiful? The sea is lovely, but when we bathe in it the beauty forsakesall the near water. For the imagination and senses cannot be gratified at the same time.