A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life.

The glance is natural magic. The mysterious communication established across a house between two entire strangers, moves all the springs of wonder.

The aspect of nature is devout. Like the figure of Jesus, she stands with bended head, and hands folded upon the breast. The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship.

I have no expectation that any man will read history aright who thinks that what was done in a remote age, by men whose names have resounded far, has any deeper sense than what he is doing today.

Everything in nature is bipolar, or has a positive and a negative pole.

If it costs ten years, and ten to recover the general prosperity, the destruction of the South is worth so much.

Action is the process whereby what is not fully formed passes into expressive consciousness.