Far Off, Men Swell, Bully, And Threaten;

All Things Are Flowing, Even Those That Seem Immovable. The Adamant Is Always Passing Into Smoke. The Plants Imbibe The Materialswhich They Want From The Air And The Ground. They Burn, That Is, Exhale And Decompose Their Own Bodies Into The Air And Earth Again. The Animal Burns, Or Undergoes The Like Perpetual Consumption. The Earth Burns, The Mountains Burn And Decompose, Slower, But Incessantly.

Manners Are Very Communicable: Men Catch Them From Each Other.

I Have Thought A Sufficient Measure Of Civilization Is The Influence Of Good Women.

We Sell The Thrones Of Angels For A Short And Turbulent Pleasure.

Eloquence Is The Power To Translate A Truth Into Language Perfectly Intelligible To The Person To Whom You Speak.