"How much attention have I given what really deserves my attention today?"

"The erection of a great public building in any city almost always engenders controversy. The maxim that there can be no disputing about matters of taste seldom deters an eager host of critics, informe…"

"Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind; therefore as soon as they are becoming prominent in our minds, we should see a physician, take good food, and rest."

"He was not a man who prattled readily, especially in a foreign tongue. He gave the impression that each word was excavated from his interior by some up-to-date process of mining."

"Friendship is one of the grand fundamental principles of "Mormonism"; to revolutionize and civilize the world, and cause wars and contentions to cease and men to become friends and brothers."