Summer passes into autumn in some unimaginable point of time, like the turning of a leaf.

But, commonly, men are as much afraid of love as of hate.

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

Many old people receive pensions for no other reason, it seems to me, but as a compensation for having lived a long time ago.

The repugnance to animal food is not the effect of experience, but is an instinct. It appeared more beautiful to live low and farehard in many respects; and though I never did so, I went far enough to please my imagination.

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

No: until I want the protection of Massachusetts to be extended to me in some distant Southern port, where my liberty is endangered, or until I am bent solely on building up an estate at home by peaceful enterprise, I can afford to refuse allegiance to Massachusetts, and her right to my property and life. It costs me less in every sense to incur the penalty of disobedience to the State than it would to obey. I should feel as if I were worth less in that case.