The true discovery of America is before us. The true fulfillment of our spirit, of our people, of our mighty and immortal land, is yet to come.

"The dawn right before the sun rises is the darkest."

"You have to be willing to fail to succeed."

The world is a great river, and we are the fish.

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition: oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.

诗歌是灵魂的音乐，尤其是伟大而有感情的灵魂的音乐。