I believe that the ascent of mountains forms an essential chapter in the complete duty of man, and that it is wrong to leave any district without setting foot on its highest peak.

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

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.

I believe that the ascent of mountains forms an essential chapter in the complete duty of man, and that it is wrong to leave any district without setting foot on its highest peak.

Genius is a capacity for taking trouble.

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.