Women stand related to beautiful nature around us, and the enamoured youth mixes their form with moon and stars, with woods and waters, and the pomp of summer. They heal us of awkwardness by their words and looks. We observe their intellectual influence on the most serious student. They refine and clear his mind: teach him to put a pleasing method into what is dry and difficult.

In this our talking America, we are ruined by our good nature and listening on all sides. This compliance takes away the power ofbeing greatly useful.

America means opportunity, freedom, power.

Freedom is not the right to do as you please, but the liberty to do as you should.

Let him go where he will, he can only find so much beauty or worth as he carries.

Live in the fields, and God will give you lectures on natural philosophy every day.

We change whether we like it or not.