It is part of my creed that the only poetry is history, could we tell it right.

The Ideal is in thyself, the impediments too is in thyself.

Manhood begins when we have in any way made truce with Necessity; begins even when we have surrendered to Necessity, as the most part only do; but begins joyfully and hopefully only when we have reconciled ourselves to Necessity; and thus, in reality, triumphed over it, and felt that in Necessity we are free.

What are your historical Facts still more your biographical Wilt thou know a man by stringing-together beadrolls of what thou namest Facts

The nobleness of silence. The highest melody dwells only in silence,--the sphere melody, the melody of health.

Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.

Love is ever the beginning of knowledge as fire is of light.