What a pity if we do not live this short time according to the laws of the long time,--the eternal laws!

Most of the stone a nation hammers goes toward its tomb only. It buries itself alive.

If a man were to place himself in an attitude to bear manfully the greatest evil that can be inflicted on him, he would find suddenly that there was no such evil to bear; his brave back would go a-begging.

Society is commonly too cheap. We meet at very short intervals, not having had time to acquire any new value for each other. We meet at meals three times a day, and give each other a new taste of that old musty cheese that we are.

I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least - and it is commonly more than that - sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements.

The scenery when it is truly seen reacts on the life of the seer.

Love does not analyze its object.