“Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does”

“The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do”

“To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment”

“Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher”

“For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver”

“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ”