To the lost man, to the pioneer penetrating a new country, to the naturalist who wishes to see the wild land at its wildest, the advice is always the same - follow a river. The river is the original forest highway. It is nature's own Wilderness Road.

Those who wish to pet and baby wild animals 'love' them. But those who respect their natures and wish to let them live normal lives, love them more.

Any fine morning, a power saw can fell a tree that took a thousand years to grow.

It is not races but individuals that are noble and courageous or ignoble and craven or considerate or persistent or philosophical or reasonable. The race gets credit when the percentage of noble individuals is high.

How many beautiful trees gave their lives that today's scandal should, without delay, reach a million readers.

Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves.

Freedom from worries and surcease from strain are illusions that always inhabit the distance.