The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and use of land.

Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.

The never-ending task of self improvement.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn, and Egypt, Greece, Rome, Gaul, Britain, America, lie folded already in the first man.

To the body and mind which have been cramped by noxious work or company, nature is medicinal and restores their tone.

Aristotle and Plato are reckoned the respective heads of two schools. A wise man will see that Aristotle platonizes.

Let every man shovel out his own snow and the whole city will be passable.