Why multiply instances? It is written, the Heavens and the Earth shall fade away like a Vesture; which indeed they are: the Time-vesture of the Eternal. Whatsoever sensibly exists, whatsoever represents Spirit to Spirit, is properly a Clothing, a suit of Raiment, put on for a season, and to be laid off. Thus in this one pregnant subject of CLOTHES, rightly understood, is included all that men have thought, dreamed, done, and been: the whole External Universe and what it holds is but Clothing; and the essence of all Science lies in the PHILOSOPHY OF CLOTHES.

Prayer is and remains always a native and deepest impulse of the soul of man.

All great peoples are conservative.

Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct.

The lightning spark of thought generated in the solitary mind awakens its likeness in another mind.

The suffering man ought really to consume his own smoke; there is no good in emitting smoke till you have made it into fire.

Laissez-faire, supply and demand-one begins to be weary of all that. Leave all to egotism, to ravenous greed of money, of pleasure, of applause-it is the gospel of despair.