“ Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting. ”

“ A more secret, sweet, and overpowering beauty appears to man when his heart and mind open to the sentiment of virtue. ”

“ The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all. ”

“ The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ”

“ Our faith comes in moments our vice is habitual. ”

“ When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it. ”

“ Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them. ”

“ Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same. ”

“ The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough. ”

“ A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. ”