This Only Is Certain, That There Is

The Agricultural Population Produces The Bravest Men, The Most Valiant Soldiers,46 And A Class Of Citizens The Least Given Of All To Evil Designs.

Man Is The Only One That Knows Nothing, That Can Learn Nothing Without Being Taught. He Can Neither Speak Nor Walk Nor Eat, And In Short He Can Do Nothing At The Prompting Of Nature Only, But Weep.

An Object In Possession Seldom Retains The Same Charm That It Had In Pursuit.

Nature Is To Be Found In Her Entirety Nowhere More Than In Her Smallest Creatures.

There Is In Them A Softer Fire Than The Ruby, There Is The Brilliant Purple Of The Amethyst, And The Sea Green Of The Emerald - All Shining Together In Incredible Union. Some By Their Splendor Rival The Colors Of The Painters, Others The Flame Of Burning Sulphur Or Of Fire Quickened By Oil.