Why should we be startled by death? Life is a constant putting off of the mortal coil - coat, cuticle, flesh and bones, all old clothes.
When a man's conscience and the laws clash, it is his conscience that he must follow.
Fire is the most tolerable third party
The Great Snow! How cheerful it is to hear of!
I have learned that the swiftest traveller is he that goes afoot.
All things in this world must be seen with youthful, hopeful eyes.