Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind.

Now, to be properly enjoyed, a walking tour should be gone upon alone.... Freedom is of the essence, because you should be able to stop and go on and follow this way or that as the freak takes you.... There should be no cackle of voices at your elbow to jar on the meditative silence of the morning.

There's never a man looked me between the eyes and seen a good day a'terward.

The most beautiful adventures are not those we go to seek.

Bright is the ring of words When the right man rings them.

There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people.

The body is a house of many windows: there we all sit, showing ourselves and crying on the passers-by to come and love us.