“The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship”

“He has not learned the lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.”

“The Gods we worship write their names on our faces; be sure of that. And a man will worship something ... That which dominates will determine his life and character. Therefore it behooves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping we are becoming.”

“In order for one to learn the important lessons of life, one must first overcome a fear each day.”

“When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.”

“In my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn from him.”

“The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood. His intercourse with heaven and earth, becomes part of his daily food. In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows...”