Unless we do more than simply learn the trade of our time, we are but apprentices, and not yet masters of the art of life.

What is peculiar in the life of a man consists not in his obedience, but his opposition, to his instincts. In one direction or another he strives to live a supernatural life.

Where the citizen uses a mere sliver or board, the pioneer uses the whole trunk of a tree.

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

Invariably our best nights were those when it rained.

Concord River is remarkable for the gentleness of its current, which is scarcely perceptible, and some have referred to its influence the proverbial moderation of the inhabitants of Concord, as exhibited in the Revolution, and on later occasions.

Nature has no human inhabitant who appreciates her.