Guard against idols -- yes, guard against all idols, of which surely the greatest is oneself.

Neglecting small things under the pretext of wanting to accomplish large ones is the excuse of a coward.

Landscapes have a language of their own, expressing the soul of the things, lofty or humble, which constitute them, from the mighty peaks to the smallest of the tiny flowers hidden in the meadow's grass.

Guard against idols -- yes, guard against all idols, of which surely the greatest is oneself.

Work cannot convey the almost voluptuous sweetness of the feelings experienced ... in solitude.

To the one who knows how to look and feel, every moment of this free wandering life is an enchantment.

As a stoic I must despise injury or, rather, I must not feel it, must not be affected by it so that it cannot violate the freedom of my soul.