"I have often been accused of being too sanguine in my expectations; but time will show whether I am right or wrong."

"I have always endeavoured to act upon the principle, that what is right to be done, should be done with all our might."

"I have always been a lover of nature, and I have always found great pleasure in studying her works."

"The human mind is a wonderful machine; but it is also a very delicate one."

"The most valuable possessions are those which we acquire by our own exertions."