It is plain that there is one moral law for heaven and another for the earth. The pulpit assures us that wherever we see suffering and sorrow, which we can relieve and do not, we sin, heavily. There was never yet a case of suffering or sorrow which God could not relieve. Does He sin then?

One of the brightest gems in the New England weather is the dazzling uncertainty of it.

The most permanent lessons in morals are those which come, not of book teaching, but of experience.

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

Honest poverty is a gem that even a king might be proud to call his own - but I wish to sell out

We called him Barney for short. We couldn't use his real name, there wasn't time.

Happiness ain't a thing in itself -it's only a contrast with something that ain't pleasant. And so, as soon as the novelty is over and the force of the contrast dulled, it ain't happiness any longer, and you have to get something fresh.