The elms of New England! They are as much a part of her beauty as the columns of the Parthenon were the glory of its architecture.

Nothing can be more airy and beautiful than the transparent seed-globe-a fairy dome of splendid architecture.

Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.

Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.

Like a bird she seems to wear gay plumage unconsciously, as if it grew upon her.

The best stock a man can invest in, is the stock of a farm; the best shares are plow shares; and the best banks are the fertile banks of a rural stream; the more these are broken the better dividends they pay.

The great lever by which to raise and save the world is the unbounded love and mercy of God.