I see that sensible men and conscientious men all over the world were of one religion of well-doing and daring.

Accept the place the divine providence has found for you, the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events.

Writing should be the settlement of dew on the leaf.

How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew!

The influence of fine scenery, the presence of mountains, appeases our irritations and elevates our friendships.

It is not what talents or genius a man has, but how he is to his talents, that constitutes friendship and character. The man thatstands by himself, the universe stands by him also.

Life is our dictionary.