Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

Men rush to California and Australia as if the true gold were to be found in that direction but that is to go to the very opposite extreme to where it lies. They go prospecting farther and farther away from the true lead, and are most unfortunate when they think themselves most successful.

An island always pleases my imagination, even the smallest, as a small continent and integral portion of the globe. I have a fancyfor building my hut on one. Even a bare, grassy isle, which I can see entirely over at a glance, has some undefined and mysterious charm for me.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

I love the broad margin to my life.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

Winter is the time for study, you know, and the colder it is the more studious we are.