Warm summer sun, shine kindly here; Warm southern wind, blow softly here; Green sod above, lie light, lie light - Good-night, dear heart, good-night, good-night.

Wagner's music is better than it sounds.

The minority is always in the right. The majority is always in the wrong.

In religion and politics, people's beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination.

Come, blessed Darkness, come and bring thy balm For eyes grown weary of the garish day! Come with thy soft, slow steps, thy garments gray, Thy veiling shadows,…

The broad cloud-driving moon in the clear sky Lifts o'er the firs her shining shield, And in her tranquil light Sleep falls on forest and field. See! sleep hat…

How wonderful is Death, Death and his brother Sleep!