A man may travel fast enough and earn his living on the road.

No man ever followed his genius till it misled him.

We hear and apprehend only what we already half know.

The words which express our faith and piety are not definite; yet they are significant and fragrant like frankincense to superior natures.

It is said that some Western steamers can run on a heavy dew, whence we can imagine what a canoe may do.

He who parades his virtues seldom leads the parade. He who puts up with insult invites injury. Health requires this relaxation, this aimless life. This life in the present.

The youth may build or plant or sail, only let him not be hindered from doing that which he tells me he would like to do.