Nature's instructions are always slow; those of men are generally premature..

Can'ttrustpeople. Won'tdoanygood. They'llkillyoueverytime. They'llkilleachother. They'llkilleveryone..

Everybody changes, not just me..

Nature is full for us of seeming inconsistencies and glad surprises..

God created the world to be praised on the subtle nature of his existence..

The difference between utility and utility plus beauty is the difference between telephone wires and the spider web..

Nature is the first tutor. No one remains untouched or unschooled by the earth, seasons, and heavens..

We gain our ends only with the laws of nature; we control her only by understanding her laws..

Nature and wisdom are not, but should be, companions..

I thought we talked things out!' 'Yes, and you listened very carefully to every word you had to say..

That’s what you do for family. Anything..

Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them..

Wilderness itself is the basis of all our civilization. I wonder if we have enough reverence for life to concede to wilderness the right to live on?.

The old Lena is dead..

Nature even in chaos cannot proceed otherwise than regularly and according to order..

Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the oftener and more steadily we reflect on them: the starry heavens above ….

The artist labors while he may, But finds at best too brief the day; And, tho' his works outlast the time And nation that they make sublime, He feels….

What cannot be imagined cannot even be talked about..

Nature provides exceptions to every rule..

Music gave me something to do in my life..

How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself?.