It is much better to learn the elements of geology, of botany, or ornithology and astronomy by word of mouth from a companion than dully from a book.

A man is a hero, not because he is braver than anyone else, but because he is brave for 10 minutes longer.

The enthusiast always finds the master, the masters, whom he seeks. Always genius seeks genius, desires nothing so much as to be a pupil and to find those who can lend it aid to perfect itself.

There is a time when a man distinguishes the idea of felicity from the idea of wealth; it is the beginning of wisdom.

The reason of idleness and of crime is the deferring of our hopes.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

The True Artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife, has nothing broader than his shoes.