Nature must be viewed humanly to be viewed at all; that is, her scenes must be associated with humane affections, such as are associated with one's native place. She is most significant to a lover. A lover of Nature is preeminently a lover of man. If I have no friend, what is Nature to me? She ceases to be morally significant. . .

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still.

Scholars are wont to sell their birthright for a mess of learning.

There is a certain perfection in accident which we never consciously attain.

At the extreme north, the voyagers are obliged to dance and act plays for employment.

We soon get through with nature. She excites an expectation which she cannot satisfy.

The stars are distant and unobtrusive, but bright and enduring as our fairest and most memorable experiences.