I who still pray at morning and at eve Thrice in my life perhaps have truly prayed, Thrice stirred below conscious self Have felt that perfect disenthrallment which is God.

I willingly confess to so great a partiality for trees as tempts me to respect a man in exact proportion to his respect for them.

If one waits for the right time to come before writing, the right time never comes.

Many-sidedness of culture makes our vision clearer and keener in particulars.

That love for one, from which there doth not spring Wide love for all, is but a worthless thing.

It was in making education not only common to all, but in some sense compulsory on all, that the destiny of the free republics of America was practically settled.

Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide.