A musician, an artist, an architect: the man or woman who is not one of these is not a Christian.

The generations of men run on in the tide of time, but leave their destined lineaments permanent for ever and ever.

Let every Christian, as much as in him lies, engage himself openly and publicly, before all the World, in some mental pursuit for the Building up of Jerusalem.

To create a little flower is the labour of ages.

To cast aside from Poetry, all that is not Inspiration

Although wine when it is read somewhat lacks the savour of wine when it is drunk, wine remains a very pleasant thing both to read about and to chat about.

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