“We will now discuss in a little more detail the struggle for existence”

“God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them. ”

“All of nature is a battlefield”

“Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade. ”

“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained”

“I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.”