Heaven might be defined as the place which men avoid.

I should have liked to come across a large community of pines, which had never been invaded by the lumbering army.

Even in our democratic New England towns the accidental possession of wealth, and its manifestation in dress and equipage alone, obtain for the possessor almost universal respect.

It's the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us. The question is not what you look at but what you see.

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being much more sensitive.

Poetry is the mysticism of mankind.

Perfect sincerity and transparency make a great part of beauty, as in dewdrops, lakes, and diamonds.