"The only antidote to materialism is simplicity."

"I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion."

"Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislator? Why has every man a conscience then?"

"I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right."

"The other day, I was in the woods, and I saw a squirrel. And I thought, 'What a busy little fellow!' And then I thought, 'What am I doing with my life?'"