Fear is the strong passion; it is with fear that you must trifle, if you wish to taste the intensest joys of living.

Nobody speaks of a beautifful view for 5 minutes

The outer world, from which we cower into our houses, seemed after all a gentle habitable place; and night after night a man's bed, it seemed, was laid and waiting for him in the fields, where God keeps an open house.

The essence of love is kindness.

I am told there are people who do not care for maps, and I find it hard to believe.

The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings.

It's a pleasant thing to be young, and have ten toes.