I perceive that we inhabitants of New England live this mean life that we do because our vision does not penetrate the surface ofthings. We think that that is which appears to be.

Cold and hunger seem more friendly to my nature than those methods which men have adopted and advise to ward them off.

Rescue the drowning and tie your shoestrings.

The newspapers are the ruling power. Any other government is reduced to a few marines at Fort Independence. If a man neglects to read the Daily Times, government will go down on its knees to him, for this is the only treason these days.

Where shall we look for standard English, but to the words of a standard man?

Fishing has been styled 'a contemplative man's recreation,' ... and science is only a more contemplative man's recreation.

There is no such thing as accomplishing a righteous reform by the use of "expediency." There is no such thing as sliding up- hill.In morals the only sliders are backsliders.