We seem to think that the earth must go through the ordeal of sheep-pasturage before it is habitable by man.

Do you know how the naturalist learns all the secrets of the forest, of plants, of birds, of beasts, of reptiles, of fishes, of the rivers and the sea? When he goes into the woods the birds fly before him and he finds none; when he goes to the river bank, the fish and the reptile swim away and leave him alone. His secret is patience; he sits down, and sits still; he is a statue; he is a log.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Let things alone; let them weigh what they will; let them soar or fall.

Ninety-nine one-hundredths of our lives we are mere hedgers and ditchers, but from time to time we meet with reminders of our destiny.

One should be always on the trail of one's own deepest nature. For it is the fearless living out of your own essential nature that connects you to the Divine.

The poet uses the results of science and philosophy, and generalizes their widest deductions.