So lonely 'twas that God himself Scarce seemed there to be.

That only can with propriety be styled refinement which, by strengthening the intellect, purifies the manners.

The rules of prudence, like the laws of the stone tables, are for the most part prohibitive. "Thou shalt not" is their characteristic formula.

The poet is the man made to solve the riddle of the universe who brings the whole soul of man into activity.

General principles... are to the facts as the root and sap of a tree to its leaves.

If you wish to assured of the truth of Christianity, try it. Believe, and if thy belief be right, that insight which gradually transmutes faith into knowledge will be the reward of thy belief.

The act of praying is the very highest energy of which the human mind is capable; praying, that is, with the total concentration of the faculties. The great mass of worldly men and of learned men are absolutely incapable of prayer.