Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered for they are gone forever.

Schoolhouses are the republican line of fortifications.

Doing nothing for others is the undoing of one's self. We must be purposely kind and generous, or we miss the best part of existence. The heart that goes out of itself, gets large and full of joy. This is the great secret of the inner life. We do ourselves the most good doing something for others.

The object of punishment is, prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.

Republics, one after another . . . have perished from a want of intelligence and virtue in the masses of the people. . . .

Jails and prisons are the complement of schools; so many less as you have of the latter, so many more must you have of the former.

Education is our only political safety. Outside of this ark all is deluge.