Absolute Liberty Is Absence Of Restraint; Responsibility

My Favorite Figure Of The American Author Is That Of A Man Who Breeds A Favorite Dog, Which He Throws Into The Mississippi River For The Pleasure Of Making A Splash. The River Does Not Splash, But It Drowns The Dog.

Nature, To Be Commanded, Must Be Obeyed. The Imagination Must Be Given Not Wings But Weights.

There Are Two Things That Seem To Be At The Bottom Of Our Constitutions; One Is A Continual Tendency Towards Politics; The Other Is Family Pride; And It Is Strange How These Two Feelings Run Through All Of Us.

[p]hilosophy . . .consists Chiefly In Suggesting Unintelligible Answers To Insoluble Problems.

History Will Die If Not Irritated. The Only Service I Can Do To My Profession Is To Serve As A Flea.