There is a serious and resolute egotism that makes a man interesting to his friends and formidable to his opponents.

Of the three prerequisites of genius; the first is soul; the second is soul; and the third is soul.

We all originally came from the woods! it is hard to eradicate from any of us the old taste for the tattoo and the war-paint; and the moment that money gets into our pockets, it somehow or another breaks out in ornaments on our person, without always giving refinement to our manners.

Nature does not capriciously scatter her secrets as golden gifts to lazy pets and luxurious darlings, but imposes tasks when she presents opportunities, and uplifts him whom she would inform. The apple that she drops at the feet of Newton is but a coy invitation to follow her to the stars.

We like the fine extravagance of that philosopher who declared that no man was as rich as all men ought to be.

Grit is the grain of character. It may generally be described as heroism materialized,--spirit and will thrust into heart, brain, and backbone, so as to form part of the physical substance of the man.

Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time.