This world has angels all too few, and heaven is overflowing.

Those who best know human nature will acknowledge most fully what a strength light hearted nonsense give to a hard working man

Nature never deserts the wise and pure; no plot so narrow, be but nature there; no waste so vacant, but may well employ each faculty of sense, and keep the heart awake to love and beauty.

The annals of the French Revolution prove that the knowledge of the few cannot counteract the ignorance of the many.... The light of philosophy, when it is confined to a small minority, points out the possessors as the victims rather than the illuminators of the multitude.

That saints will aid if men will call; For the blue sky bends over all!

Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.

We ought not to extract pernicious honey from poison blossoms of misrepresentation and mendacious half-truth, to pamper the course appetite of bigotry and self-love.