What a ready passport wealth gives its possessor to the good opinions of this world!

Next to genius is the power of feeling where true genius lies.

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

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

the engrossing pursuit of Americans is wealth.

There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother, but next in rank in efficacy is that of the schoolmaster.

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