Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

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 call that mind free which protects itself against the usurpations of society, and which does not cower to human opinion: Which refuses to be the slave or tool of the many or of the few, and guards its empire over itself as nobler than the empire of the world.

Be true to your own highest convictions.

Every human being is a volume, worthy to be studied.

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

The only freedom worth possessing is that which gives enlargement to a people's energy, intellect, and virtues.