The fisherman has a harmless, preoccupied look; he is a kind of vagrant, that nothing fears. He blends himself with the trees and the shadows. All his approaches are gentle and indirect. He times himself to the meandering, soliloquizing stream; he addresses himself to it as a lover to his mistress; he woos it and stays with it till he knows its hidden secrets. Where it deepens his purpose deepens; where it is shallow he is indifferent. He knows how to interpret its every glance and dimple; its beauty haunts him for days.

The gift of perfume to a flower is a special grace like genius or like beauty, and never becomes common or cheap.

The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only a miracle can mend it.

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

The U.S. had about 10,000 nuclear warheads. It is estimated that the U.S. is heading towards having 6,000 nuclear warheads in the year 2012.

Culture means the perfect and equal development of man on all sides.

One may return to the place of his birth, He cannot go back to his youth.