"To my dear and honoured Mother, whose life, no less than her pen, has been devoted to the welfare of others, this lit…"

"The first place that I can well remember, was a large pleasant meadow with a pond of clear water in it. Some shady tr…"

"[D]o your best wherever it is, and keep up your good name."

"[A] bad-tempered man will never make a good-tempered horse."

"[T]hey always think they can improve upon nature and mend what God has made."

"[W]e shall all have to be judged according to our works, whether they be towards man or towards beast."

"God had given men reason, by which they could find out things for themselves, but He had given animals knowledge whic…"

"[T]here is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does no…"

"[I]f they strain me up tight, why, let 'em look out! I can't bear it, and I won't."

"I am never afraid of what I know."