The tendencies of the times favor the idea of self-government, and leave the individual, for all code, to the rewards and penalties of his own constitution, which work with more energy than we believe, whilst we depend on artificial restraints.

To fill the hour; that is happiness to fill the hour, and leave no crevice for a repentance or an approval.

Be a gift and a benediction.

I find the Englishman to be him of all men who stands firmest in his shoes. They have in themselves what they value in their horses, mettle and bottom.

It is commonly observed that a sudden wealth, like a prize drawn in a lottery or a large bequest to a poor family, does not permanently enrich. They have served no apprenticeship to wealth, and with the rapid wealth come rapid claims which they do not know how to deny, and the treasure is quickly dissipated.

The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible.

The secret is the answer to all that has been, all that is, and all that will ever be.