A lake is a landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.

What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats?

The government itself, which is only the mode which the people have chosen to execute their will, is equally liable to be abused and perverted before the people can act through it.

The chickadee and nuthatch are more inspiring society than statesmen and philosophers, and we shall return to these last as to more vulgar companions.

The hero is commonly the simplest and obscurest of men.

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

Everyone must believe in something. I believe I'll go canoeing.