The kingdom of heaven in not a place but a state of mind.
Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man.
The dog is often quick to resent a kick, be it from man or beast, but I have never known him to show anger at the door that slammed to and hit him. Probably, if the door held him by his tail or his li...
The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only a miracle can mend it.
England is like the margin of a spring-run: near its source, always green, always cool, always moist, comparatively free from frost in winter and from drought in summer.
The secret of happiness is something to do.
Without the name, any flower is still more or less a stranger to you. The name betrays its family, its relationship to other flowers, and gives the mind something tangible to grasp. It is very difficu...
How beautifully the leaves grow old. How full of light and colour are their last days.
When the woodpecker is searching for food, or laying siege to some hidden grub, the sound of his hammer is dead or muffled and is heard but a few yards. It is only upon dry, seasoned timber, freed of...
Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral.
A sap run is the sweet goodbye of winter. It is the fruit of the equal marriage of the sun and frost.
You can fail many times, but you're not a failure until you begin to blame somebody else.
The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.
I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see. The longer I live, the more my mind...
If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the old theology must go.
To find the universal elements enough to find the air and the water exhilarating to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter... to be thrilled by the stars at night to be elated over a bir...
Leap, and the net will appear.
I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands or the head. The moment I have something to do, the draughts are open and my chimney draws, and I am happy.
Happiness comes most to persons who seek it least and think least about it. It is not an object to be sought it is a state to be induced. It must follow and not lead. It must overtake you and not y...
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.