Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of its past and the weapons of its future conquests.

Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry;...

I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry;...

Sympathy constitutes friendship; but in love there is a sort of antipathy, or opposing passion....

Sympathy constitutes friendship; but in love there is a sort of antipathy, or opposing passion....

Good and bad men are less than they seem.

Good and bad men are less than they seem.

So lonely 'twas that God himself Scarce seemed there to be.

So lonely 'twas that God himself Scarce seemed there to be.

The faults of great authors are generally excellences carried to an excess.

The faults of great authors are generally excellences carried to an excess.

Talk of the devil, and his horns appear

Talk of the devil, and his horns appear

Talent, lying in the understanding, is often inherited; genius, being the action of reason or...

Talent, lying in the understanding, is often inherited; genius, being the action of reason or...

Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.

Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.

Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends.

Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends.

Only the wise possess ideas; the greater part of mankind are possessed by them.

Only the wise possess ideas; the greater part of mankind are possessed by them.

Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of...

Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of...

No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.

No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.

As I live and am a man, this is an unexaggerated tale - my dreams...

As I live and am a man, this is an unexaggerated tale - my dreams...

Friendship is a sheltering tree.

Friendship is a sheltering tree.

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart...

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart...

A poet ought not to pick nature's pocket. Let him borrow, and so borrow as...

A poet ought not to pick nature's pocket. Let him borrow, and so borrow as...

A man's desire is for the woman, but the woman's desire is rarely other than...

A man's desire is for the woman, but the woman's desire is rarely other than...

Those who best know human nature will acknowledge most fully what a strength light hearted...

Those who best know human nature will acknowledge most fully what a strength light hearted...

Humanism: an exaltation of freedom, but one limited by our need to exercise it as...

Humanism: an exaltation of freedom, but one limited by our need to exercise it as...

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle...

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle...

Writing is hard work and bad for the health.

Writing is hard work and bad for the health.