I do not know the names of all the weeds and plants, I have to do as Adam did in his garden... name things as I find them.

It is difficult to be emphatic when no one is emphatic on the other side.

Mud-pies gratify one of our first and best instincts. So long as we are dirty, we are pure.

One of the advantages of pure congregational singing is that you can join in the singing whether you have a voice or not. The disadvantage is that your neighbor can do the same.

Lettuce is like conversation; it must be fresh and crisp, so sparkling that you scarcely notice the bitter in it.

The wise man does not permit himself to set up even in his own mind any comparisons of his friends. His friendship is capable of going to extremes with many people, evoked as it is by many qualities.

To poke a wood fire is more solid enjoyment than almost anything else in the world.