Fancy that thou deservest to be hangedthou wilt feel it happiness to be only shot: fancy that thou deservest to be hanged ina hair halter, it will be a luxury to die in hemp.

Heroism is the divine relation which, in all times, unites a great man to other men.

Does it ever give thee pause that men used to have a soul? Not by hearsay alone, or as a figure of speech, but as a thruth that they knew and acted upon. Verily it was another world then, but yet it is a pity we have lost the tidings of our souls. We shall have to go in search of them again or worse in all ways shall befall us.

A poor creature who has said or done nothing worth a serious man taking the trouble of remembering.

Lives the man that can figure a naked Duke of Windlestraw addressing a naked House of Lords?

Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.

The mystery of a person, indeed, is ever divine to him that has a sense for the godlike.