I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least - and it is commonly more than that - sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements.

The man I meet with is not often so instructive as the silence he breaks.

The eye which can appreciate the naked and absolute beauty of a scientific truth is far more rare than that which is attracted by a moral one.

I have, as it were, my own sun and moon and stars, and a little world all to myself.

The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.

I will come to you, my friend, when I no longer need you. Then you will find a palace, not an almshouse.

I perceive that we inhabitants of New England live this mean life that we do because our vision does not penetrate the surface ofthings. We think that that is which appears to be.