“The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us.”

“Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.”

“Earth's a howling wilderness,Truculent with fraud and force.”

“We are made aware that magnitude of material things is relative, and all objects shrink and expand to serve the passion of the poet. Thus, in his sonnets, the lays of birds, the scents and dyes of flowers, he finds to be the shadow of his beloved; time, which keeps her from him, is his chest; the suspicion she has awakened, is her ornament”

“The private life of one man shall be a more illustrious monarchy,--more formidable to its enemy, more sweet and serene in its influence to its friend, than any kingdom in history. For a man, rightly viewed, comprehendeth the particular natures of all men.”

“Individuals score points, but teams win games.”

“It is easy to see that what is best written or done by genius in the world, was no man's work but came by wide social labor, whena thousand wrought like one, sharing the same impulse.”

“The whole purpose of democracy is that we may hold counsel with one another, so as not to depend upon the understanding of one man.”