The poet is a brother speaking to a brother of a moment of their other lives-a moment that had been buried beneath the dust of the busy world

The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.

I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent

I have taken this step because I want the discipline, the fire and the authority of the Church. I am hopelessly unworthy of it, but I hope to become worthy

Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a Pekingese?