Special qualities are required of the essayist. A poem or a novel may spring from the inner consciousness of an author. Reasoning poers must be brought to reinforce imagination.

happiness depends more upon the state of mind - and body, perhaps - than upon circumstances and events.

We cannot bring the good old days back but, if we must eat mass-made foods, get laws passed to insist upon its goodness and purity.

You can lock up from a thief, but you can't from a liar.

Some great poet or philosopher once said that " he who goes to nature for comfort must go to her empty handed " , and I think he was right.

Nature knows no calendar, the seasons move in a circle.

The wife ought to have the first child and the husband the second, then there wouldn't ever be any more.

Unlike most great talkers, the rooks are good workers, too.

What greater restoratives have we poor mortals than a good meal taken in the company of loving friends?

Alas! in nature, as in art, we gain only according to our capacity. You cannot put an ocean in a pint pot.

Words as to the inner emotions do not come readily to me, for I have led an isolated life mentally and spiritually.

I would stand there at times and remember how beautiful God created this world, and then I would be reassured that he would certainly take care of me and all of my loved ones.

Every moment of worry weakens the soul for its daily combat.

Capitalism and the market are presented as synonymous, but they are not. Capitalism is both the enemy of the market and democracy.

My desire is to live more to God to-day than yesterday, and to be more holy this hour than the last.

Honestly, I don't see movies more than once.

Take life on life's terms - one day at a time. And have fun while you're doing it.

It is easy to take away the world that we think is so permanent and reliable.

Every conflict is emblematic of the throwaway culture.

What comes, will go. What is found, will be lost again. But what you are is beyond coming and going and beyond description.

Is the Moon made out of green cheese? No, it's American cheese.