Man was made for joy and woe, and when this we rightly know through the world we safely go. Joy and woe are woven fine, a clothing for the soul to bind.

I must create a system, or be enslav'd by another man's.

And is he honest who resists his genius or conscience only for the sake of present ease or gratification

He who loves his enemies betrays his friends; this surely is not what Jesus meant.

Active Evil is better than Passive Good.

He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.

One Power alone makes a Poet: Imagination. The Divine Vision.