Love Is The Life Of

It Is Chiefly Through Books That We Enjoy Intercourse With The Superior Minds, And These Invaluable Means Of Communication Are In Reach Of All. In The Best Books, Great Men Talk To Us, Give Us Their Most Precious Thoughts, And Pour Their Souls Into Ours. God Be Thanked For Books. They Are The Voices Of The Distant And The Dead, And Make Us Heirs Of The Spiritual Life Of Past Ages. Books Are True Levellers. They Give To All, Who Faithfully Use Them, The Society, The Spiritual Presence Of The Best And Greatest Of Our Race.

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

My Highway Is Unfeatured Air, My Consorts Are The Sleepless Stars, And Men My Giant Arms Upbear My Arms Unstained And Free From Scars.

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.

A Man Might Pass For Insane Who Should See Things As They Are.