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

... rights are liable to be perverted to wrongs when we are incapable of rightly exercising them.

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.

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.

It is a bad business, dealing in lottery tickets ... Riches got in such a hasty manner never wear well.

There is small danger of being starved in our land of plenty; but the danger of being stuffed is imminent.