"He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the mid-day sun; Himself his own dungeon."

"One sip of this will bathe the drooping spirits in delight, beyond the bliss of dreams."

"Thou art my father, thou my author, thou my being gav'st me; whom should I obey but thee, whom follow?"

"I will not deny but that the best apology against false accusers is silence and sufferance, and honest deeds set against dishonest words."

"God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts who best Bear His mild yoke they serve Him best His state Is kingly thousands at His bidding speed And post o'er land and ocean without rest - They also serve who only stand and wait."

"Most men admire Virtue who follow not her lore."

"The goal of all learning is to repair the ruin of our first parents."

"Many a man lives a burden to the Earth, but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, imbalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life."

"To hear the lark begin his flight And singing startle the dull night. From his watchtower in the skies Til the dappled dawn doth rise."

"All hell broke loose."

"Our torments also may in length of timeBecome our Elements."

"A dungeon horrible, on all sides round, As one great furnace flamed; yet from those flames No light; but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe."

"None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but licence."

"When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound of civil liberty attained that wise men look for."

"Is it true, O Christ in heaven, that the highest suffer the most?That the strongest wander furthest and most hopelessly are lost?That the mark of rank in nature is capacity for pain?That the anguish of the singer makes the sweetness of the strain?"

"So spake the enemy of mankind, enclosedIn serpent, inmate bad! and toward EveAddressed his way: not with indented wave,Prone on the ground, as since; but on his rear,Circular base of rising folds, that toweredFold above fold, a surging maze! his headCrested aloft, and carbuncle his eyes;With burnished neck of verdant gold, erectAmidst his circling spires, that on the grassFloated redundant: pleasing was his shapeAnd lovely; never since of serpent-kindLovelier."

"The brazen throat of war."

"Farewell Hope, and with Hope farewell Fear."

"No man who knows aught, can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally were born free."

"Awake, arise or be for ever fall'n."

"Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties."

"Here at lastWe shall be free;the Almighty hath not builtHere for his envy, will not drive us hence:Here we may reign secure, and in my choiceTo reign is worth ambition though in Hell:Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven."

"Where no hope is left is left no fear."

"How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth,Stol'n on his wing my three-and-twentieth year!"

"Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind."

"Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world."

"Grace was in all her steps heaven in her eye In every gesture dignity and love."

"All is best, though we oft doubt, what the unsearchable dispose, of highest wisdom brings about."

"So many laws argue so many sins."

"Come and trip it as ye go On the light fantastic toe."

"Oftentimes nothing profits more than self-esteem grounded on what is just and right and well-managed."

"Servant of God well done! Well hast thou fought The better fight."

"Our state cannot be severed, we are one,One flesh; to lose thee were to lose myself."

"Athens the eye of Greece mother of arts And eloquence."

"Confidence imparts a wonderful inspiration to its possessor."

"Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at his second bidding darkness fled, Light shone, and order from disorder sprung."

"Father, I do acknowledge and confess That I this honor, I this pomp have brought
To Dagon, and advanc'd his praises high among the Heathen round; to God have brought
Dishonor, obloquy, and op'd the mouths
Of Idolists, and Atheists.
The anguish of my Soul, that suffers not
Mine eye to harbor sleep, or thoughts to rest.
This only hope relieves me, that the strife
With me hath end."

"Since good the more Communicated more abundant grows."

"The childhood shows the man As morning shows the day."

"Servant of God well done."

"Where the bright seraphim in burning rowTheir loud uplifted angel trumpets blow."

"Reason is also choice."

"Knowledge cannot defile nor consequently the books if the will and conscience be not defiled."

"He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well."

"And looks commercing with the skies,Thy rapt soul sitting in thine eyes."

"Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie."

"Shalt thou give law to God, shalt thou disputeWith Him the points of liberty who madeThee what thou art and formed the pow'rs of Heav'nSuch as He pleased and circumscribed their being?"

"I call therefore a complete and generous education that which fits a man to perform justly, skilfully and magnanimously all the offices both private and public, of peace and war."

"The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby."

"Neither man nor angel can discern hypocrisy, the only evil that walks invisible except to God alone."