Woodman, spare that tree! Touch not a single bough! In youth it sheltered me, And I'll protect it now..

A man of learning who makes no use of what he knows, is like a cloud which gives no rain..

It made and preserves us a nation..

It appears to me that strong sense and acute sensibility together constitute genius..

The union of lakes--the union of lands-- The union of States none can sever-- The union of hearts--the union of hands-- And the flag of our Union for….

A laughing fool ... seems born for nothing but to show his teeth..

Law has been called a bottomless pit, not so much because of its depth, as that its windings are so obscure nobody can see the end..

We esteem in the world those who do not merit our esteem, and neglect persons of true worth; but the world is like the ocean--the pearl is in its dep….

Near the lake where drooped the willow, Long time ago!.

You desire to be learned, wealthy, and great, without labor; it is one of the follies still extant in the world..