With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

There are eyes, to be sure, that give no more admission into the man than blueberries.

Europe extends to the Alleghenies; America lies beyond.

In self-trust all the virtues are comprehended.

The spirit of our American radicalism is destructive and aimless; it is not loving; it has no ulterior and divine ends; but is destructive only out of hatred and selfishness.

When science is learned in love, and its powers are wielded by love, they will appear the supplements and continuations of the material creation.

Nothing can be preserved that is not good.