Like ships that have gone down at sea, when heaven was all tranquillity.

Finding the right work is like discovering your own soul in the world.

And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touch'd by the thorns.

The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.

Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish; Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.

Bastard Freedom waves Her fustian flag in mockery over slaves.

It's important to be heroic, ambitious, productive, efficient, creative, and progressive, but these qualities don't necessarily nurture soul. The soul has different concerns, of equal value: downtime for reflection, conversation, and reverie; beauty that is captivating and pleasuring; relatedness to the environs and to people; and any animal’s rhythm of rest and activity.