It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear.

Somehow strangely the vice of men gets well represented and protected but their virtue has none to plead its cause - nor any charter of immunities and rights.

We belong to the community. It is not the tailor alone who is the ninth part of a man; it is as much the preacher, and the merchant, and the farmer. Where is this division of labor to end? and what object does it finally serve? No doubt another may also think for me; but it is not therefore desirable that he should do so to the exclusion of my thinking for myself.

I cannot fish without falling a little in self-respect...always when I have done I feel it would have been better if I had not fished.

The front aspect of great thoughts can only be enjoyed by those who stand on the side whence they arrive.

The knowledge of an unlearned man is living and luxuriant like a forest, but covered with mosses and lichens and for the most part inaccessible and going to waste; the knowledge of the man of science is like timber collected in yards for public works, which still supports a green sprout here and there, but even this is liable to dry rot.

I have found it to be the most serious objection to coarse labors long continued, that they compelled me to eat and drink coarsely also.