The life of man is so short that ordinary people simply cannot afford to be born

When a man has a flower in his life he builds a house.

A free man can live on fish.Independence is better than meat

For once the crofter was at a a rather loss for words, for to him nothing has ever been more completely unintelligible than the reasoning that is bred of tears.

That blasted family could never look at a living thing without wanting to make a profit out of it, preferably by killing it.

Ere long this golden light shall pass and fadeExcept all cherish'd mem'ries ye have made.

With the power of God, we can scale any wall.

To know someone, we must experience him, and that knowing will not exceed our self-knowledge—we cannot know someone else to a greater depth than we know ourselves.

But love doesn't do what's easy. Love does what's necessary and right.

Human beings are not black and white.

It's very unlikely that a writer is going to make a living by writing. So then the question is: how do you balance work, life, and writing? If you find out, please tell me.

For of all gainful professions, nothing is better, nothing more pleasing, nothing more delightful, nothing better becomes a well-bred man than #‎ agriculture

A pair of socks is no less suitable to make a painting with than wood, nails, turpentine, oil and fabric.

He who is fair to look upon is good, and he who is good will soon be fair also.

I don't like to have anybody tell me to be in a place at certain times. That's kind of the advantage of stand up. You're self-employed.