The inhabitants of Canada appeared to be suffering between two fires,--the soldiery and the priesthood.

Whatever is, and is not ashamed to be, is good.

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient. The objections which have been brought against a standing army, and they are many and weighty, and deserve to prevail, may also at last be brought against a standing government.

The indescribable innocence and beneficence of Nature-of sun and wind and rain, of summer and winter-such health, such cheer, they afford forever! and such sympathy have they ever with our race, that all Nature would be affected, and the sun's brightness fade, and the winds would sigh humanely, and the clouds rain tears, and the woods shed their leaves and put on mourning in midsummer, if any man should ever for a just cause grieve.

What is commonly called friendship is only a little more honor among rogues.

Nothing can shock a brave man but dullness.

Begin where you are and such as you are, without aiming mainly to become of more worth, and with kindness aforethought, go about doing good.