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Of All The Discoveries Which Men Need To Make, The Most Important, At The Present Moment, Is That Of The Self-forming Power Treasured Up In Themselves. They Little Suspect Its Extent, As Little As The Savage Apprehends The Energy Which The Mind Is Created To Exert On The Material World.

No One Should Part With Their Individuality And Become That Of Another.

All Virtue Lies In Individual Action, In Inward Energy, In Self Determination. There Is No Moral Worth In Being Swept Away By A Crowd Even Toward The Best Objective.

A General Loftiness Of Sentiment, Independence Of Men, Consciousness Of Good Intentions, Self-oblivion In Great Objects, Clear Views Of Futurity; Thoughts Of The Blessed Companionship Of Saints And Angels, Trust In God As The Friend Of Truth And Virtue,--these Are The States Of Mind In Which I Should Live.

But The Ground Of A Man's Culture Lies In His Nature, Not In His Calling. His Powers Are To Be Unfolded On Account Of Their Inherent Dignity, Not Their Outward Direction. He Is To Be Educated, Because He Is A Man, Not Because He Is To Make Shoes, Nail, Or Pins.