I learned what it is to live in the open air, and I learned that our lives are domestic in more sense than we think.

Go not to the object; let the object come to you.

It is tranquil people who accomplish much.

In the production of the necessaries of life Nature is ready enough to assist man.

Alas! this is the crying sin of the age, this want of faith in the prevalence of a man. Nothing can be effected but by one man. Hewho wants help wants everything. True, this is the condition of our weakness, but it can never be the means of our recovery. We must first succeed alone, that we may enjoy our success together.

I stand in awe of my body.

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?