Men rush to California and Australia as if the true gold were to be found in that direction but that is to go to the very opposite extreme to where it lies. They go prospecting farther and farther away from the true lead, and are most unfortunate when they think themselves most successful.

Friends will be much apart. They will respect more each other's privacy than their communion.

You cannot receive a shock unless you have an electric affinity for that which shocks you.

I will not allow mere names to make distinctions for me, but still see men in herds for all them.

I have climbed several higher mountains without guide or path, and have found, as might be expected, that it takes only more time and patience commonly than to travel the smoothest highway.

The only way to tell the truth is to speak with kindness. Only the words of a loving man can be heard.

When a man's conscience and the laws clash, it is his conscience that he must follow.