I, on my side, require of every writer, first or last, a simple and sincere account of his own life, and not merely what he has heard of other men's ….

Mathematics should be mixed not only with physics but with ethics..

There has always been the same amount of light in the world. The new and missing stars, the comets and eclipses, do not affect thegeneral illuminatio….

In some countries a hunting parson is no uncommon sight. Such a one might make a good shepherd's dog, but is far from being the Good Shepherd..

Men should not labor foolishly like brutes, but the brain and the body should always, or as much as possible, work and rest together, and then the wo….

Comparatively, we can excuse any offense against the heart, but not against the imagination. The imagination knows--nothing escapes its glance from o….

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all..

I think of no news to tell you. It is a serene summer day here, all above the snow. The hens steal their nests, and I steal theireggs still, as forme….

I am a good horse to travel, but not from choice a roadster. The landscape-painter uses the figures of men to mark a road. He would not make that use….

In Adam's fall We sinned all. In the new Adam's rise, We shall all reach the skies..

No man in America has ever stood up so persistently and effectively for the dignity of human nature, knowing himself for a man, and the equal of any ….

The fault-finder will find faults even in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is. You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours, eve….

These men, in teaching us how to die, have at the same time taught us how to live. If this man's acts and words do not create a revival, it will be t….

As all curves have reference to their centres or foci, so all beauty of character has reference to the soul, and is a graceful gesture of recognition….

Goodness is the only investment that never fails..

I pray that the life of this spring and summer may ever lie fair in my memory..

If you give money, spend yourself with it..

Even in our democratic New England towns the accidental possession of wealth, and its manifestation in dress and equipage alone, obtain for the posse….

Men talk about Bible miracles because there is no miracle in their lives. Cease to gnaw that crust. There is ripe fruit over your head..

The frontiers are not east or west, north or south, but wherever a man fronts a fact..

Experience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced..