We cannot put a noose around another man's neck without first hanging ourselves.

In any weather, at any hour of the day or night, I have been anxious to improve the nick of time, and notch it on my stick too; to stand on the meeting of two eternities, the past and future, which is precisely the present moment; to toe that line.

They are not callow like the young of most birds, but more perfectly developed and precocious even than chickens. The remarkably adult yet innocent expression of their open and serene eyes is very memorable. All intelligence seems reflected in them. They suggest not merely the purity of infancy, but a wisdom clarified by experience. Such an eye was not born when the bird was, but is coeval with the sky it reflects. The woods do not yield another such a gem.

find your eternity in each moment

Morning is when I am awake and there is a dawn in me.

The traveler must be born again on the road, and earn a passport from the elements.

If you see a man approaching you with the obvious intent of doing you good, you should run for your life.