As a man grows older, his ability to sit still and follow indoor occupations increases. He grows vespertinal in his habits as theevening of life approaches, till at last he comes forth only just before sundown, and gets all the walk that he requires in half an hour.

Rise free from care before the dawn and seek adventure. Let the noon find you by other lakes, and the night overtake thee everywhere at home. There are no larger fields than these, no worthier games than may here be played.

A stranger may easily detect what is strange to the oldest inhabitant, for the strange is his province.

We are made happy when reason can discover no occasion for it. The memory of some past moments is more persuasive than the experience of present ones. There have been visions of such breadth and brightness that these motes were invisible in their light.

If we dealt only with the false and dishonest, we should at last forget how to speak truth.

Life consists with wildness. The most alive is the wildest. Not yet subdued to man, its presence refreshes him.

The imagination, give it the least license, dives deeper and soars higher than Nature goes.