Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest condition of life

God deliver us all from prejudice and unkindness, and fill us with the love of truth and virtue.

My highway is unfeatured air, My consorts are the sleepless stars, And men my giant arms upbear My arms unstained and free from scars.

I laugh, for hope hath a happy place with me; If my boat sinks, 'tis to another sea.

Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.

No punishment is so terrible as prosperous guilt.

Life is a fragment, a moment between two eternities.