There is nothing that a New-Englander so nearly worships as an argument.

A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.

Sometimes fear is wholesome and rational; it is well to swing fear as a mighty battle-axe over men's heads when no other motive will move them.

Morality must always precede and accompany religion, and yet religion is much more than morality.

The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others.

A book is a garden; A book is an orchard; A book is a storehouse; A book is a party. It is company by the way; it is a counselor; it is a multitude of counselors.

Anger is a bow that will shoot sometimes where another feeling will not.