Yea, foolish mortals, Noah's flood is not yet subsided; two thirds of the fair world it yet covers.

Bachelors alone can travel freely, and without any twinges of their consciences touching desertion of the fire-side.

Much of a man's character will be found betokened in his backbone. I would rather feel your spine than your skull, whoever you are. A thin joist of a spine never yet upheld a full and noble soul.

Prayer draws us near to our own souls.

What man who carries a heavenly soul in him, has not groaned to perceive, that unless he committed a sort of suicide as to the practical things of this world, he never can hope to regulate his earthly conduct by that same heavenly soul?

Great towers take time to construct.

In time of peril, like the needle to the loadstone, obedience, irrespective of rank, generally flies to him who is best fitted to command.