It all begins when the soul would have its way with you.

In youth, we clothe ourselves with rainbows, with hope & love, & go as brave as the zodiack. In age we put out another sort of perspiration; gout, fever, rheumatism, caprice, doubt, fretting, and avarice.

Nature is a tropical swamp in sunshine, on whose purlieus we hear the song of summer birds, and see prismatic dewdrops, - but her interiors are terrific, full of hydras and crocodiles.

It is very unhappy, but too late to be helped, the discovery we have made, that we exist

The interminable forests should become graceful parks, for use and delight.

Fate is unpenetrated causes.

Live in the fields, and God will give you lectures on natural philosophy every day.