What in the rising man was industry and economy, becomes in the rich man parsimony and avarice.

Readers soon tire of prefaces, and skip them, and so the labor of writing them is lost.

Riches are always over estimated; the enjoyment they give is more in the pursuit than the possession.

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.

Americans have two ardent passions; the love of liberty, and love of distinction.

The temple of our purest thoughts is silence.

Crackers, toasted or hard bread may be added a short time before the soup is wanted; but do not put in those libels on civilized cookery, called DUMPLINGS! One might about as well eat, with the hope of digesting, a brick from the ruins of Babylon, as one of the hard, heavy masses of boiled dough which usually pass under this name.