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.

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

Those who cannot think, have, in my opinion, a necessity (which goes very far towards creating a right) for amusement.

A man is never more satisfied than when he is confirming a favorite theory.

self-control, in every station and to every individual, is indispensable, if people would retain that equanimity of mind, which, depending on self-respect, is the essential of contentment and happiness.

It requires but a few threads of hope, for the heart that is skilled in the secret, to weave a web of happiness.

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