"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…"

"As for conforming outwardly, and living your own life inwardly, I do not think much of that."

"The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer."

"Our life is frittered away by detail. An honest man has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers, or in extreme cases he may add his ten toes, and so make sure of twenty digits."

"I perceive that, when an old garment is taken off, the new is not yet put on."