Every man who says frankly and fully what he thinks is doing a public service.

Genius is a capacity for taking trouble.

The wilderness provides an environment for a child's inner life to develop because it requires him to be constantly aware of his surroundings.

The division between faith and reason is a half-measure, till it is frankly admitted that faith has to do with fiction, and reason with fact.

The English literary movement at the end of the 18th century was obviously due in great part, if not mainly, to the renewed practice of walking.

A good talker, even more than a good orator, implies a good audience.

The only way in which one human being can properly attempt to influence another is by encouraging him to think for himself, instead of endeavoring to instill ready-made opinions into his head.