The word which is best said came nearest to not being spoken at all, for it is cousin to a deed which the speaker could have better done. Nay, almost it must have taken the place of a deed by some urgent necessity, even by some misfortune, so that the truest writer will be some captive knight, after all. And perhaps the fates had such a design, when, having stored Raleigh so richly with the substance of life and experience, they made him a fast prisoner, and compelled him to make his words his deeds, and transfer to his expression the emphasis and sincerity of his action.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

We are ashamed of our fear; for we know that a righteous man would not suspect danger nor incur any. Wherever a man feels fear, there is an avenger.

To see wild life you must go forth at wild season.

Commonly men will only be brave as their fathers were brave, or timid.

Time is like a handful of sand - the tighter you grasp it, the faster it runs through your fingers.