Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be precise and perfect in all their actions.

Let every dawn of morning be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close: — then let every one of these short lives leave its sure record of some kindly thing done for others — some goodly strength or knowledge gained for yourselves.

Without mountains the air could not be purified, nor the flowing of the rivers sustained.

Large fortunes are all founded either on the occupation of land, or lending or the taxation of labor.

That admiration of the 'neat but not gaudy,' which is commonly reported to have influenced the devil when he painted his tail pea green.

One can't be angry when one looks at a penguin.

Nature is always mysterious and secret in her use of means; and art is always likest her when it is most inexplicable.