When all shoot at one mark, the gods join in the combat.

The line of beauty is the line of perfect economy.

The gates of thought, - how slow and late they discover themselves! Yet when they appear, we see that they were always there, always open.

The good husband finds method as efficient in the packing of fire-wood in a shed, or in the harvesting of fruits in the cellar, as in Peninsular campaigns or the files of the Department of State.

A scholar is a candle which the love and desire of all men will light.

Imagination is not a talent of some men but is the health of every man.

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.