The effect of studying masterpieces is to make me admire and do otherwise.

All the world is full of inscape and chance left free to act falls into an order as well as purpose.

Searching nature I taste self but at one tankard, that of my own being.

I do not think I have ever seen anything more beautiful than the bluebell I have been looking at. I know the beauty of our Lord by it.

Nothing is so beautiful as spring- When weeds in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush.

What are works of art for? to educate, to be standards. To produce is of little use unless what we produce is known, is widely known, the wider known the better, for it is by being known that it works, it influences, it does its duty, it does good. We must try, then, to be known, aim at it, take means to it. And this without puffing in the process or pride in the success.

As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame