There’s no time for a man to recover his hair that grows bald by nature.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

Looking at the stars always makes me dream.

What would be ugly in a garden constitutes beauty in a mountain.

Leave the beaten track behind occasionally and dive into the woods. Every time you do you will be certain to find something you have never seen before.

To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.

Waves are inspiring not because they rise and fall, but because each time they fall they never fail to rise again.

Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature.

Sometimes hath the brightest day a cloud; and after summer evermore succeeds barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold: so cares and joys abound, as seasons fleet.

The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment.

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

I have called this principle, by which each slight variation, if useful, is preserved, by the term Natural Selection.

When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself.

There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher.

Have regular hours for work & play; make each day both useful & pleasant and prove you understand the worth of time by employing it well.

Never put off till tomorrow the fun you can have today.

Rest not! Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time.

Death, the only immortal who treats us all alike, whose pity and whose peace and whose refuge are for all—the soiled and the pure, the rich and the poor, the loved and the unloved.

You better live your best and act your best and think your best today, for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.

The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the now the primary focus of your life.

Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.