If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man.

The kind uncles and aunts of the race are more esteemed than its true spiritual fathers and mothers.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

It's only by forgetting yourself that you draw near to God.

I turned my face more exclusively than ever to the woods, where I was better known.

A man of fine perceptions is more truly feminine than a merely sentimental woman.

There must be the... generating force of Love behind every effort destined to be successful.