The stars are the jewels of the night, and perchance surpass anything which day has to show.

The fact which the politician faces is merely that there is less honor among thieves than was supposed, and not the fact that theyare thieves.

The youth may build or plant or sail, only let him not be hindered from doing that which he tells me he would like to do.

We cannot write well or truly but what we write with gusto.

Health requires this relaxation, this aimless life. This life in the present.

This curious world we inhabit is more wonderful than convenient; more beautiful than it is useful; it is more to be admired and enjoyed than used.

I love nature, I love the landscape, because it is so sincere. It never cheats me. It never jests. It is cheerfully, musically earnest. I lie and relie on the earth.