"When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd..." - Quote by Walt Whitman

“I dance with the dancers.”

“Judging from the main portions of the history of the world, so far, justice is always in jeopardy.”

“Praised be the fathomless universe, for life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious.”

“We met Dr. Hall in such deep mourning that either his mother, his wife, or himself must be dead.”

“Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.”

“O captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done. The ship has weather'd every wrack The prize we sought is won The port is near, the bells I hear The people all exulting While follow eyes, the steady keel The vessel grim and daring But Heart! Heart! Heart! O the bleeding drops of red Where on the deck my captain lies Fallen cold and dead.”

“Ice is an interesting subject for contemplation. They told me that they had some in the ice-houses at Fresh Pond five years old which was as good as ever. Why is it that a bucket of water soon becomes putrid, but frozen remains sweet forever? It is commonly said that this is the difference between the affections and the intellect.”

“Nature does nothing in vain, and in the use of means to her goals she is not prodigal.”

“The first steps in Agriculture, Astronomy, Zoology, (those first steps which the farmer, the hunter, and the sailor take,) teach that nature's dice are always loaded; that in her heaps and rubbish are concealed sure and useful results.”