In short, I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one's self on this earth is not a hardship but a pastime, if we will live simply and wisely; as the pursuits of the simpler nations are still the sports of the more artificial.

The biggest happiness is when at the end of the year you feel better than at the beginning

So our human life but dies down to its root, and still puts forth its green blade to eternity.

Sobriety, severity, and self-respect are the foundations of all true sociality.

Scholars are wont to sell their birthright for a mess of learning.

The discoveries which we make abroad are special and particular; those which we make at home are general and significant. The further off, the nearer the surface. The nearer home, the deeper.

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.