“If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say books, friends, and nature; and the greatest of these, at least the most constant and always at hand, is nature”

“How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days”

“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.”

“It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative”

“The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.”

“I do not know myself and God forbid that I should”