Schoolhouses are the republican line of fortifications.

Had I the power, I would scatter libraries over the whole land as the sower sows his wheatfield.

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.

When the panting and thirsting soul first drinks the delicious waters of truth, when the moral and intellectual tastes and desires first seize the fragrant fruits that flourish in the garden of knowledge, then does the child catch a glimpse and foretaste of heaven.

Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity.

We go by the major vote, and if the majority are insane, the sane must go to the hospital.

Biography, especially of the great and good, who have risen by their own exertions to eminence and usefulness, is an inspiring and ennobling study. Its direct tendency is to reproduce the excellence it records.