“Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.”

“I thus found that the student who wishes for a shelter can obtain one for a lifetime at an expense not greater than the rent which he now pays annually. If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself; and my shortcomings and inconsistencies do not affect the truth of my statement.”

“Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it. ”

“It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being much more sensitive.”

“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.”

“Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than make-believe.”

“We are all poor in respect to a thousand savage comforts, though surrounded by luxuries...for our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed in them.”