As Arkwright and Whitney were the demi-gods of cotton, so prolific Time will yet bring an inventor to every plant. There is not a property in nature but a mind is born to seek and find it.

Astronomy taught us our insignificance in Nature.

Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There is scarcely any absurdity so gross, whether in religion, politics, science or manners, which it will not bear.

Men who know the same things are not long the best company for each other.

That which dominates our imagination and our thoughts will determine our life and character.

The foundation of culture, as of character, is at last the moral sentiment.

Hitch your wagon to a star.