The first and last lesson of religion is, "The things that are seen, are temporal; the things that are unseen, are eternal." It puts an affront upon ….

A man's personal defects will commonly have with the rest of the world precisely that importance which they have to himself. If he makes light of the….

The influence of the senses have in men overpowered the thought to the degree that the walls of time and space have come to look solid, real and insu….

A man cannot speak but he judges himself. With his will or against his will he draws his portrait to the eye of his companions by every word. Every….

Cities give us collision. 'Tis said, London and New York take the nonsense out of a man..

[on Thoreau:] For not a particle of respect had he to the opinions of any man or body of men, but homage solely to truth itself..

When the man is at home, his standing in society is well known and quietly taken; but when he is abroad, it is problematical, and is dependent on the….

The ornaments of our homes are the friends that visit it.

The proof of a high education is the ability to speak about complex matters as simply as possible..

Eloquence shows the power and possibility of man..

The only thing grief has taught me is to know how shallow it is..

Every wall is a door..

Everything intercepts us from ourselves..

This very certain that each man carries in his eye the exact indication of his rank in the immense scale of men, and we are always learning to read i….

I am old, yet I look at wise men and see that I am very young. I look over those stars yonder, and into the myriads of the aspirant and ordered souls….

It is for want of self-culture that the superstition of Travelling, whose idols are Italy, England, Egypt, retains its fascinationfor all educated Am….

The State is our neighbors; our neighbors are the State..

I like a man who likes to see a fine barn as well as a good tragedy..

There is always safety in valor..

An artist spends himself like the crayon in his hand, till he is all gone..

No book was ever written down by any but itself..