The humblest painter is a true scholar and the best of scholars the scholar of nature.

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else.

The love of liberty is the love of others the love of power is the love of ourselves.

The incentive to ambition is the love of power.

There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have their altars and their religion.

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could.

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you.