God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.

Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art.

I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn.

Laws are sand, customs are rock. Laws can be evaded and punishment escaped but an openly transgressed custom brings sure punishment.

I cannot call to mind a single instance where I have ever been irreverent, except toward the things which were sacred to other people.

A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs.

Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.

The universal brotherhood of man is our most precious possession, what there is of it.

Live always in the best company when you read.