"Wherever a man goes, men will pursue him with their petty questions, and endeavor to pry into his private affairs. Commonly, if you are an honest man, they will want to know what you are doing in thei…"

"Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind."

"I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks. I got up early and bathed in the pond; that was a religious exercise, and one of the best things which I did. They say that characters were…"

"It is not necessary that a man should earn his living by the sweat of his brow, unless he sweats easier than I do."

"All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing with right and wrong, with moral questions; and betting naturally accompanies it. The character …"