Many of the Iroquois and Huron houses were of similar construction, the partitions being at the sides only, leaving a wide passage down the middle of the house.

Fort Leavenworth is in fact no fort, being without defensive works, except two block-houses.

Not a breath of air stirred over the free and open prairie; the clouds were like light piles of cotton; and where the blue sky was visible, it wore a hazy and languid aspect.

Versailles was a gulf into which the labor of France poured its earnings; and it was never full.

It was a rich and gorgeous sunset - an American sunset; and the ruddy glow of the sky was reflected from some extensive pools of water among the shadowy copses in the meadow below.

Spanish civilization crushed the Indian. English civilization scorned and neglected him. French civilization embraced and cherished him.

Four men are missing; R., Sorel and two emigrants. They set out this morning after buffalo, and have not yet made their appearance; whether killed or lost, we cannot tell.

America was still a land of wonder. The ancient spell still hung unbroken over the wild, vast world of mystery beyond the sea,-a land of romance, adventure, and gold.

We were in all four men with eight animals; for besides the spare horses led by Shaw and myself, an additional mule was driven along with us as a reserve in case of accident.

America, when it became known to Europeans, was, as it had long been, a scene of wide-spread revolution.

Humanity, morality, decency, might be forgotten, but codfish must still be had for the use of the faithful in Lent and on fast days.

Like soil, the quality of your mind decides the quality and quantity of ideas your mind can produce.

I suspect each of us uses the past to prop up the bruised present. It’s a clumsy try for the comfort of normality.

Some good news. Finally, President Bush is going to do something about global warming. He became alarmed when another chunk of ice fell off his mother.

If the blind put their hands in God's, they find their way more surely than those who see but have not faith or purpose.

Certain faults are necessary for the existence of the individual. We would resent it if old friends were to get rid of certain peculiarities.

False hope is worse than despair.

I kept on going and I overcame my fears and got over my insecurities.

Anything that's natural can't be sinful-it may be inconvenient, but it's not sinful.

This year [2016], however, polls show [Hillary] Clinton winning white college-educated voters by double digits.

I was a bouncer for ten years in New York City.