There have been few things in my life which have had a more genial effect on my mind than the possession of a piece of land

[Americans] have realized many things for which the rest of the world is still struggling...[yet] the civilization and the morals of the Americans fall far below their own principles.

Happiness consists in the full employment of our faculties in some pursuit.

It is characteristic of genius to be hopeful and aspiring.

Who is apt on occasion to assign a multitude of reasons when one will do? This is a sure sign of weakness in argument.

You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.

A soul occupied with great ideas performs small duties.