Every man is entitled to come to Cattle-Show, even a transcendentalist; and for my part I am more interested in the men than in the cattle.

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.

Time & Co. are, after all, the only quite honest and trustworthy publishers that we know.

It is remarkable that there are few men so well employed, so much to their minds, but that a little money or fame would commonly buy them off from their present pursuit.

Maturity is when all of your mirrors turn into windows.

A man has not seen a thing who has not felt it.

I think the fall from the farmer to the operative as great and memorable as that from the man to the farmer.