A blessed companion is a book! A book that, fitly chosen, is a life-long friend. A book — the unfailing Damon to his loving Pythias. A book that — at a touch — pours its heart into our own.

Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest.

Even the worse of jobs has their pleasures, if I were a grave digger or a hangmen, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of enjoyment.

Duty, though set about by thorns, may still be made a staff supporting even while it tortures. Cast it away, and, like the prophet's wand, it changes to a snake.

Man owes two solemn debts--one to society, and one to-nature. It is only when he pays the second that he covers the first.

Not peace at any price! Chains are worse than bayonets.

What women would do if they could not cry, nobody knows. What poor, defenceless creatures they would be!