If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law.

I can alter my life by altering my attitude. He who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers.

That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another s. We see so much only as we possess.

Decay and disease are often beautiful, like the pearly tear of the shellfish and the hectic glow of consumption.

I do not hesitate to say, that those who call themselves Abolitionists should at once effectually withdraw their support, both inperson and property, from the government of Massachusetts, and not wait until they constitute a majority of one, before they suffer the right to prevail through them. I think that it is enough if they have God on their side, without waiting for that other one. Moreover, any man more right than his neighbors constitutes a majority of one already.

I do not know what right I have to so much happiness, but rather hold it in reserve till the time of my desert.

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?