"He says that he got the idea from a lobster's tail."

"I had gone on a walk on a fine Sabbath afternoon. I had entered the Green [of Glasgow] by the gate at the foot of Charlotte Street—had passed the old washing-house. I was thinking upon the engine at t…"

"It is not worth my while to manufacture in three countries only; but I can find it very worthwhile to make it for the whole world."

"The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what we do here."

"I would rather face a loaded cannon than settle a disputed account or make a bargain."