Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Work your vein till it is exhausted, or conducts you to a broader one.

Gardening is civil and social, but it wants the vigor and freedom of the forest and the outlaw.

I have heard of a minister, who had been a fisherman, being settled in Bridgewater for as long a time as he could tell a cod froma haddock. Generous as it seems, this condition would empty most country pulpits forthwith, for it is long since the fishers of men were fishermen.

Let a slight snow come and cover the earth, and the tracks of men will show how little the woods and fields are frequented.

Behave so the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere.

I have no doubt that it is part of the destiny of the human race in its gradual improvement, to leave off eating animals.