One single idea may have greater weight than all the men, animals, and machines for a century.

Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are in the institution wish to get out, and such as are out wish to get in?

Put God in your debt. Every stroke shall be repaid. The longer the payment is with-held, the better for you; for compound interest on compound interest is the rate and usage of this exchequer.

All diseases run into one, old age.

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.

Nature suffers nothing to remain in her kingdom which cannot help itself.

What we commonly call man, the eating, drinking, planting, counting man, does not, as we know him, represent himself, but misrepresents himself. Him we do not respect, but the soul, whose organ he is, would he let it appear through his action, would make our knees bend.