We are superior to the joy we experience.

Surely joy is the condition of life.

He is the rich man, and enjoys the fruit of his riches, who summer and winter forever can find delight in his own thoughts.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

He who cuts down woods beyond a certain limit exterminates birds.

I cannot fish without falling a little in self-respect...always when I have done I feel it would have been better if I had not fished.

In short, I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one's self on this earth is not a hardship but a pastime, if we will live simply and wisely; as the pursuits of the simpler nations are still the sports of the more artificial.