We seek our friend not sacredly, but with an adulterate passion which would appropriate him to ourselves.

To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty.

Hence, the less government we have, the better,--the fewer laws, and the less confided power. The antidote to this abuse of formalGovernment, is, the influence of private character, the growth of the Individual; the appearance of the principal to supersede the proxy; the appearance of the wise man, of whom the existing government, is, it must be owned, but a shabby imitation.

Let a man then know his worth and keep things under his feet.

The foolish man wonders at the unusual, but the wise man at the usual.

The crime which bankrupts men and nations is that of turning aside from one's main purpose to serve a job here and there.

All stealing is comparative. If you come to absolutes, pray who does not steal.