The American Revolution Was A Vindication Of

Men Are Apt To Mistake The Strength Of Their Feeling For The Strength Of Their Argument. The Heated Mind Resents The Chill Touch And Relentless Scrutiny Of Logic.

The Book Must Of Necessity Be Put Into A Bookcase. And The Bookcase Must Be Housed. And The House Must Be Kept. And The Library Must Be Dusted, Must Be Arranged, Must Be Catalogued. What A Vista Of Toil, Yet Not Unhappy Toil!

Letter To The Committee In Charge Of The Celebration Of The Centennial Of The American Constitution. I Have Always Regarded That Constitution As The Most Remarkable Work Known To Me In Modern Times To Have Been Produced By The Human Intellect, At A Single Stroke (so To Speak), In Its Application To Political Affairs.

I Am Certain, From Experience, Of The Immense Advantage Of Strict Account-keeping In Early Life. It Is Just Like Learning The Grammar Then, Which When Once Learned Need Not Be Referred To Afterwards.

Swimming For His Life, A Man Does Not See Much Of The Country Through Which The River Winds.