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.

The inhabitants of earth behold commonly but the dark and shadowy under side of heaven's pavement; it is only when seen at a favorable angle in the horizon, morning or evening, that some faint streaks of the rich lining of the clouds are revealed.

The ears were made, not for such trivial uses as men are wont to suppose, but to hear celestial sounds.

One must maintain a little bittle of summer, even in the middle of winter.

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than make-believe.

A traveler who looks at things with an impartial eye may see what the oldest inhabitant has not observed.

So is the English Parliament provincial. Mere country bumpkins, they betray themselves, when any more important question arises for them to settle, the Irish question, for instance,--the English question why did I not say? Their natures are subdued to what they work in. Their "good breeding" respects only secondary objects.