Who looks upon a river in a meditative hour and is not reminded of the flux of all things?

The visible heavens and earth sympathize with Jesus.

The intellectual man requires a fine bait; the sots are easily amused. But everybody is drugged with his own frenzy, and the pageant marches at all hours, with music and banner and badge.

How casually and unobservedly we make all our most valued acquaintances.

Men are like Geneva watches with crystal faces, which expose the whole movement.

Nature may be as selfishly studied as trade. Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology; psychology, mesmerism (with intent to show where aour spoons are gone); and anatomy and physiology become phrenology and palmistry.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.