Like one, that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turned round walks on, And turns no more his head; Because he knows, a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread.

And they three passed over the white sands, between the rocks, silent as the shadows.

The artist must imitate that which is within the thing, that which is active through form and figure, and discourses to us by symbols.

Not one man in a thousand has either strength of mind or goodness of heart to be an Atheist. I repeat it. Not one man in a thousand has either strength of mind or goodness of heart to be an Atheist.

I love being superior to myself better than [to] my equals.

The primary notion i hold to be the Living Power.

Look through the whole history of countries professing the Romish religion, and you will uniformly find the leaven of this besetting and accursed principle of action - that the end will sanction any means.