“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.”

“Nature never did betrayThe heart that loved her.”

“There comes . . . a longing never to travel again except on foot.”

“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.”

“The mountain remains unmoved at seeming defeat by the mist.”

“The conquest of the earth is not a pretty thing.”

“No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.”

“Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon me?”

“Scenery is fine -but human nature is finer”

“All things want to float.”

“Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God.”

“Meteorites don’t fall on the Earth. They fall on the Sun and the Earth gets in the way.” - John W. Campbell”