"But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of."
"She walks in beauty, like the nightOf cloudless climes and starry skies;And all that's best of dark and brightMeet in her aspect and her eyes..."
"And thus the heart will break, yet brokenly live on."
"They never fail who die in a great cause."
"There is something pagan in me that I cannot shake off. In short, I deny nothing, but doubt everything."
"Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves."