A Single Breaker May Recede; But The

History Distinguishes What Is Accidental And Transitory In Human Nature From What Is Essential And Immutable.

Books Are Becoming Everything To Me. If I Had At This Moment Any Choice In Life, I Would Bury Myself In One Of Those Immense Libraries...and Never Pass A Waking Hour Without A Book Before Me.

That Is The Best Government Which Desires To Make The People Happy, And Knows How To Make Them Happy.

With Respect To The Doctrine Of A Future Life, A North American Indian Knows Just As Much As Any Ancient Or Modern Philosopher.

I Have Seen The Hippopotamus, Both Asleep And Awake; And I Can Assure You That, Awake Or Asleep, He Is The Ugliest Of The Works Of God.