“God is seen God In the star, in the stone, in the flesh, in the soul and the clod”

“Many, many steeples would have to be stacked one on top of another to reach from the bottom to the surface of the sea”

“To create a little flower is the labour of ages”

“Do not feed children on maudlin sentimentalism or dogmatic religion; give them nature”

“Science is knowledge arranged and classified according to truth, facts, and the general laws of nature”

“I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant and autumn garner to the end of time. ”