All those who love Nature she loves in return, and will richly reward, not perhaps with the good things, as they are commonly called, but with the best things of this world-not with money and titles, horses and carriages, but with bright and happy thoughts, contentment and peace of mind.

To render ourselves insensible to pain we must forfeit also the possibilities of happiness.

There can be no merit in believing something which you can neither explain nor understand.

Here are the three great questions which in life we have over and over again to answer: Is it right or wrong? Is it true or false? Is it beautiful or ugly? Our education ought to help us to answer these questions.

Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee.

Fresh air is as good for the mind as for the body. Nature always seems trying to talk to us as if she had some great secret to tell. And so she has.