Every man has a paradise around him till he sins, and the angel of an accusing conscience drives him from his Eden.

Sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O Union, strong and great.

To say the least, a town life makes one more tolerant and liberal in one's judgment of others.

The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after.

The sentence of the first murderer was pronounced by the Supreme Judge of the universe. Was it death? No, it was life. 'A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth'; and 'Whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.

So Nature deals with us, and takes away Our playthings one by one, and by the hand Leads us to rest.

Youth comes but once a life time. Perhaps, but it remains strong in many for their entire lives.