As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since I became civilized.

It has been said that the position of woman is the test of civilization, and that of our women was secure. In them was vested our standard of morals and the purity of our blood.

If a child is inclined to be grasping, or to cling to any of his or her little possessions, legends are related about the contempt and disgrace falling upon the ungenerous and mean person.

The elements and majestic forces in nature, Lightning, Wind, Water, Fire, and Frost, were regarded with awe as spiritual powers, but always secondary and intermediate in character.

As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since I became civilized.

Silence is the cornerstone of character.

He sees no need for setting apart one day in seven as a holy day, since to him all days are God's.