No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof.

From my experience with wild apples, I can understand that there may be reason for a savage's preferring many kinds of food which the civilized man rejects. The former has the palate of an outdoor man. It takes a savage or wild taste to appreciate a wild fruit.

The culture of the hop ... so analagous to the culture and uses of the grape, may afford a theme for future poets.

As to conforming outwardly and living your own life inwardly, I do not think much of that.

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest man.

Why will we be imposed on by antiquity?

Our circumstances answer to our expectations and the demand of our natures.