Love is the life of the soul. It is the harmony of the universe.

The spirit of liberty is not merely, as multitudes imagine, a jealousy of our own particular rights, but a respect for the rights of others, and an unwillingness that any man, whether high or low, should be wronged and trampled under foot.

To give a generous hope to a man of his own nature, is to enrich him immeasurably.

To be prosperous is not to be superior, and should form no barrier between men. Wealth out not to secure the prosperous the slightest consideration. The only distinctions which should be recognized are those of the soul, of strong principle, of incorruptible integrity, of usefulness, of cultivated intellect, of fidelity in seeking the truth.

Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.

Most joyful let the Poet be, it is through him that all men see.

Knowledge is essential to freedom.