We rail at trade, but the historian of the world will see that it was the principle of liberty; that it settled America, and destroyed feudalism, and made peace and keeps peace; that it will abolish slavery.

We do what we must, and call it by the best names we can, and would fain have the praise of having intended the result which ensues.

Belief and love,--a believing love will relieve us of a vast load of care. O my brothers, God exists. There is a soul at the centre of nature, and over the will of every man, so that none of us can wrong the universe.

Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.

The Americans have no faith, they rely on the power of a dollar; they are deaf to sentiment.

Illusion, Temperament, Succession, Surface, Surprise, Reality, Subjectiveness,--these are the threads on the loom of time, these are the lords of life.

We denote this primary wisdom as Intuition, whilst all later teachings are tuitions.