“The noble simplicity in the works of nature only too often originates in the noble shortsightedness of him who observes it.”
“The noble simplicity in the works of nature only too often originates in the noble shortsightedness of him who observes it.”
“Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher”
“A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books”
“All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind”
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower ”
“To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment”
“Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does”