Error is a hardy plant; it flourishes in every soil.

Naples sitteth by the sea, keystone of an arch of azure.

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

Let the misanthrope shun men and abjure; the most are rather lovable than hateful.

A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men.

God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love.

Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.

Search out the wisdom of nature, there is depth in all her doings; she seemeth prodigal of power, yet her rules are the maxims of frugality.

To despond is to lie ungrateful beforehand. Be not looking for evil. Often thou drainest the gall of fear while evil is passing by thy dwelling.

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.

Deep is the sea, and deep is hell, but pride mineth deeper; it is coiled as a poisonous worm about the foundations of the soul.

The Skinned Men kill again.

Darkness will always be...its own master...

Environment' is a term that creates no pictures in the mind, which is why I have begun to use 'natural world' or 'living planet' instead.

A lifetime is not too long to spend in learning about the world.

There is an ability to move and transform things. I think each human being has that power, and it's often one that we are willing to relinquish to others.

No doubt another may also think for me; but it is not therefore desirable that he should do so to the exclusion of my thinking for myself.

Probably my worst quality is that I get very passionate about what I think is right.

By "trampling upon the helpless abroad" with unchecked surveillance, Americans have learned, "by a natural process, to endure with apathy the like at home."

To affirm is to make firm.

To believe only possibilities is not faith, but mere Philosophy.