The memory of my own suffering has prevented me from ever shadowing one young soul with the superstition of the Christian religion.

It is in vain to look for the elevation of woman so long as she is degraded in marriage.

Chauncy Burr ... talks well, possibly better than he thinks. But this is a common failing.

Nature, like a loving mother, is ever trying to keep land and sea, mountain and valley, each in its place, to hush the angry winds and waves, balance the extremes of heat and cold, of rain and drought, that peace, harmony and beauty may reign supreme.

The happiest people I have known have been those who gave themselves no concern about their own souls, but did their uttermost to mitigate the miseries of others.

I have met few men in my life, worth repeating eight times.

Dress loose,take a great deal of exercise ,and be particular about your diet and sleep sound enough,the body has a great effect on the mind.