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Of all things visible, the highest is the heaven of the fixed stars.
Of all things visible, the highest is the heaven of the fixed stars.
Life has loveliness to sell, all beautiful and splendid things, blue waves whitened on a cliff, soaring fire that sways read more
Life has loveliness to sell, all beautiful and splendid things, blue waves whitened on a cliff, soaring fire that sways and sings, and children's faces looking up, holding wonder like a cup.
Nature goes her own way and all that to us seems an exception is really according to order.
Nature goes her own way and all that to us seems an exception is really according to order.
The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago, had they happened to be within reach of read more
The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago, had they happened to be within reach of predatory human hands.
A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and read more
A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.
Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them read more
Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them.
Nature uses as little as possible of anything.
Nature uses as little as possible of anything.
In a pond koi can reach lengths of eighteen inches. Amazingly, when placed in a lake, koi can grow to read more
In a pond koi can reach lengths of eighteen inches. Amazingly, when placed in a lake, koi can grow to three feet long. The metaphor is obvious. You are limited by how you see the world.
I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they read more
I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do.
