The boatmen appeared to lead an easy and contented life, and we thought that we should prefer their employment ourselves to many professions which are much more sought after. They suggested how few circumstances are necessary to the well-being and serenity of man, how indifferent all employments are, and that any may seem noble and poetic to the eyes of men, if pursued with sufficient buoyancy and freedom.

What is chastity? How shall a man know if he is chaste? He shall not know it. We have heard of this virtue, but we know not what it is.

I had a classmate who fitted for college by the lamps of a lighthouse, which was more light, we think, than the University afforded.

There should always be some flowering and maturing of the fruits of nature in the cooking process.

I do not wish to be any more busy with my hands than is necessary.

There is nothing more difficult to find than oneself.

It is a surprising and memorable, as well as valuable experience, to be lost in the woods any time.