We Have A Hunger Of The Mind

The Southern Character Is Opposed To Haste. Safety Is Of More Worth Than Speed, And There Is No Hurry.

Why Can A Man Not Act Himself, Be Himself, And Think For Himself? It Seems To Me That Naturalness Alone Is Power; That A Borrowed Word Is Weaker Than Our Own Weakness, However Small We May Be.

A Young Sailor Boy Came To See Me To-day. It Pleases Me To Have These Lads Seek Me On Their Return From Their First Voyage, And Tell Me How Much They Have Learned About Navigation.

Do Not Look At Stars As Bright Spots Only. Try To Take In The Vastness Of The Universe.

To Read A Book, To Think It Over, And To Write Out Notes Is A Useful Exercise; A Book Which Will Not Repay Some Hard Thought Is Not Worth Publishing.