What a benefit would the American government, not yet relieved of its extreme need, render to itself, and to every city, village and hamlet in the States, if it would tax whiskey and rum almost to the point of prohibition! Was it Bonaparte who said that he found vices very good patriots? "He got five millions from the love of brandy, and he should be glad to know which of the virtues would pay him as much." Tobacco and opium have broad backs, and will cheerfully carry the load of armies, if you choose to make them pay high for such joy as they give and such harm as they do.

The eye obeys exactly the action of the mind.

Manners are the happy ways of doing things.

Genius is saying what is in your heart, because it's in everyone's heart.

Whilst we want cities as the centres where the best things are found, cities degrade us by magnifying trifles.

Give me health and a day, and I will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. Football is four 15-minute quarters. Plus timeouts and commercials.