A man's ignorance sometimes is not only useful, but beautiful-while his knowledge, so called, is oftentimes worse than useless, besides being ugly.

It is not for a man to put himself in such an attitude to society, but to maintain himself in whatever attitude he find himself through obedience to the laws of his being, which will never be one of opposition to a just government, if he should chance to meet with such.

The still youthful energies of the globe have only to be directed in their proper channel.

He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate.

I am still a learner, not a teacher, feeding somewhat omnivorously, browsing both stalk & leaves

In ancient days the Pythagoreans were used to change names with each other,--fancying that each would share the virtues they admired in the other.

Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness.