"I am a worshipper of the beautiful, and a lover of the good."

"Knowing that Nature never did betray The heart that loved her; 'tis her privilege, Through all the years of this our life, to lead From joy to joy: for she can so inform The mind that is within us, so…"

"The deepest things that we can learn are things that we have felt."

"Come forth into the light of things, Let Nature be your teacher."

"What we have loved, Others will love, and we will leave behind Powers that will work for them, strong masters there."