A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.

Mathematics was hard, dull work, I thought; geography pleased me more. For my other studies, as well as for dancing, I was quite enthusiastic.

In my deepest troubles, I frequently would wrench myself from the persons around me and retire to some secluded part of our noble forests.

To repay evils with kindness is the religion I was taught to practise, and this will forever be my rule.

I discover that my friends think only of my apparel, and those upon whom I have conferred acts of kindness prefer to remind me of my errors.

If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions, I cannot fail to do well for my family, although I must abandon my life to its success, and undergo many sad perplexities and perhaps never see again my own beloved America.

The best recommendation I can have is my own talents, and the fruits of my own labors, and what others will not do for me, I will try and do for myself.