All that is told of the sea has a fabulous sound to an inhabitant of the land and all its products have a certain fabulous quality, as if they belonged to another planet.

I do not judge men by anything they can do. Their greatest deed is the impression they make on me.

Many old people receive pensions for no other reason, it seems to me, but as a compensation for having lived a long time ago.

Did ever a man try heroism, magnanimity, truth, sincerity, and find that there was no advantage in them - that it was a vain endeavor?

You only need sit still long enough in some attractive spot in the woods that all its inhabitants may exhibit themselves to you by turns.

From my experience with wild apples, I can understand that there may be reason for a savage's preferring many kinds of food which the civilized man rejects. The former has the palate of an outdoor man. It takes a savage or wild taste to appreciate a wild fruit.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.