A mind grows by what it feeds on.

Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.

A man who feels that his religion is a slavery has not begun to comprehend the real nature of religion.

The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection.

A nation is a thing that lives and acts like a man and men are the particles of which it is composed.

if have got my spindle and my distaff ready--my pen and mind--never doubting for an instant that God will send me flax.

Childhood may do without a grand purpose, but manhood cannot.