An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess.
True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read.
The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
The great business of man is to improve his mind, and govern his manners; all other projects and pursuits, whether in our power to compass or not, are only amusements.
On a farm the best fertilizer is the master's eye.