The temple of our purest thoughts is silence.

Why is it that water, so monotonous in its characteristics, should nevertheless possess a charm for every mind? I believe it is chiefly because it bears the impress of the Creator, which we feel neither the power of time or of man can efface or alter.

There is something in the decay of nature that awakens thought, even in the most trifling mind.

In this age of innovation perhaps no experiment will have an influence more important on the character and happiness of our society than the granting to females the advantages of a systematic and thorough education.

This is a speculating and selfish age; and to think 'money will answer all things,' is too much the characteristic of Americans.

There is no impossibility to him who stands prepared to conquer every hazard. The fearful are the failing.

Water is the grand epic of creation; and there is not a human soul but feels the influence of its majesty, its power, or its beauty.