The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment.

The ocean is a wilderness reaching round the globe, wilder than a Bengal jungle, and fuller of monsters, washing the very wharves of our cities and the gardens of our sea-side residences.

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.

The fire is the main comfort of the camp, whether in summer or winter

Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. Let them be your only diet drink and botanical medicines.

If Nature is our mother, then God is our father.