Poets are the hierophants of an unapprehended inspiration; the mirrors of the gigantic shadows which futurity casts upon the present.
Percy Shelley

Justice - august and pure, the abstract idea of all that would be perfect in the spirits and the inspirations of men! Where the mind rises; where the heart expands; where the countenance is ever placid and benign; where her favorite attitude is to stoop to the unfortunate; to hear their cry and to help them; to rescue and relieve; to succor and save; majestic, from its mercy; venerable, from its Litility; uplifted, without pride; firm without obduracy; beneficent in each preference, lovely, though in her frown!
Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others.
Robert Louis Stevenson

Just as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning.
Igor Stravinsky

Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow.
Alice Mackenzie Swaim

It is strange to talk of miracles, revelations, inspiration, and the like, as things past, while love remains.
Henry David Thoreau

Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular powm to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them.
Henry David Thoreau

In the long run, men only hit what they aim at. Therefor, though you should fail immediately, you had better aim at something high.
Henry David Thoreau

Inspiration: There is no man upon the earth, no foolish man or wise, no man of high or humble birth but somewhere in the skies can find a star to lead him on if he will lift his eyes.
Unknown

There is new strength, repose of mind, and inspiration in fresh apparel.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much; who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task, who has left the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul; who has never lacked appreciation of earth’s beauties, nor failed to express it; who has always looked for the best in others and given the best he had; whose life is an inspiration; whose memory a benediction.
Robert Louis Stevenson