Ecclesiastes names thee Almighty, the Maccabees name thee Creator, the Epistle to the Ephesians names thee Liberty, Baruch names thee Immensity, the Psalms name thee Wisdom and Truth, John names thee Light, the Book of Kings names thee Lord, Exodus names thee Providence, Leviticus Sanctity, Esdras Justice, creation names thee God, man names thee Father; but Solomon names thee Compassion, which is the most beautiful of all thy names.

You have enemies? Why, it is the story of every man who has done a great deed or created a new idea.

The aim of art is almost divine: to bring to life again if it is writing history, to create if it is writing poetry.

Whatever causes night in our souls may leave stars. Cimourdain was full of virtues and truth, but they shine out of a dark background.

But secondly you say 'society must exact vengeance, and society must punish'. Wrong on both counts. Vengeance comes from the individual and punishment from God.

We would be ashamed of our best behavior if the people knew the motives of our behaving so.

I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.