It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

I say, break the law.

Any nobleness begins at once to refine a man's features, any meanness or sensuality to imbrute them.

Duty is one and invariable; it requires no impossibilities, nor can it ever be disregarded with impunity.

All that is told of the sea has a fabulous sound to an inhabitant of the land and all its products have a certain fabulous quality, as if they belonged to another planet.

It would be worth the while if in each town there were a committee appointed to see that the beauty of the town received no detriment. If we have the largest boulder in the county, then it should not belong to an individual, nor be made into door-steps.

The country is an archipelago of lakes,--the lake-country of New England.