"Self is the only prison that can ever bind the soul."

“The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.”

“The simple life which blandly ignores all care and conflict, soon becomes flabby and invertebrate, sentimental and gelatinous.”

“Every mountain is, rightly considered, an invitation to climb.”

“The mountain is voiceless and imperturbable; and its very loftiness and serenity sometimes make us the more lonely.”

“For real company and friendship, there is nothing outside of the animal kingdom that is comparable to a river.”

“Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.”