For a man to act himself, he must be perfectly free; otherwise he is in danger of losing all sense of responsibility or of self- respect.

The bad are frequently good enough to let you see how bad they are, but the good as frequently endeavor to get between you and themselves.

We are acquainted with a mere pellicle of the globe on which we live. Most have not delved six feet beneath the surface, nor leaped as many above it. We know not where we are. Beside, we are sound asleep nearly half our time.

But they who are unconcerned about the consequences of their actions are not therefore unconcerned about their actions.

Instead of water we got here a draught of beer, a lumberer's drink, which would acclimate and naturalize a man at once,-which would make him see green, and, if he slept, dream that he heard the wind sough among the pines.

They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy evil, that they may no longer have have it to regret.

If misery loves company, misery has company enough.