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

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.

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

The temple of our purest thoughts is silence.

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

Do not, as you value the health and happiness of those who sit at your table, place before them hot leavened bread or biscuit.