The Wanderlust has got me... by the belly-aching fire

The only society I like is rough and tough, and the tougher the better. There's where you get down to bedrock and meet human people.

Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

Some praise the Lord for Light, The living spark; I thank God for the Night The healing dark.

Our breath is brief, and being so Let's make our heaven here below, And lavish kindness as we go.

No man can be a failure if he thinks he's a success; If he thinks he is a winner, then he is.

Write verse, not poetry. The public wants verse. If you have a talent for poetry, then don't by any means mother it, but try your hand at verse.