What a glorious time they must have in that wilderness, far from mankind and election day!

I am not sure but I should betake myself in extremities to the liberal divinities of Greece, rather than to my country's God. Jehovah, though with us he has acquired new attributes, is more absolute and unapproachable, but hardly more divine, than Jove. He is not so much of a gentleman, not so gracious and catholic, he does not exert so intimate and genial an influence on nature, as many a god of the Greeks.

I love the broad margin to my life.

It would be glorious to see mankind at leisure for once. It is nothing but work, work, work.

It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both man and nature.

Every man must walk to the beat of his own drummer.

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.