A common and natural result of an undue respect for law is, that you may see a file of soldiers, colonel, captain, corporal, privates, powder-monkeys, and all, marching in admirable order over hill and dale to the wars, against their wills, ay, against their common sense and consciences, which makes it very steep marching indeed, and produces a palpitation of the heart.

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.

The intellect is a cleaver; it discerns and rifts its way into the secrets of things.

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

For a man to act himself, he must be perfectly free; otherwise he is in danger of losing all sense of responsibility or of self- respect.

You may tell by looking at any twig of the forest, ay, at your very wood-pile, whether its winter is past or not.