The English did not come to America from a mere love of adventure, nor to truck with or convert the savages, nor to hold offices under the crown, as the French to a great extent did, but to live in earnest and with freedom.

Concord River is remarkable for the gentleness of its current, which is scarcely perceptible, and some have referred to its influence the proverbial moderation of the inhabitants of Concord, as exhibited in the Revolution, and on later occasions.

It would be better if there were but one inhabitant to a square mile, as where I live.

It is not worth while to go round the world to count the cats in Zanzibar.

As I love nature, as I love singing birds...I love thee, my friend.

Let your walks now be a little more adventurous.

If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself. Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.