I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in company, even with the best,
I look up at the sky. There are no clouds in the sky. The stars are blinking their bright eyes quiet
There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice. We look upon the man who gives
This single stick, which you now behold ingloriously lying in that neglected corner, I once knew in
The moon has risen. The full moon climbs the eastern sky, flooding the earth with silver light. The
The noise of the wind in the trees was like the noise of surf on a wild shore. The little birds were
One sees what a space the sky takes up; what a long way the clouds travel. And the little earth, whe
The snow-flakes fell on my head and cheeks, like the touch of spring, as if some little wood-spirit
To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society. I am not solita
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the s
You may remember, my dear friend, that when we lately spent that happy day in the delightful garden
Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in private
Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in private
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the s
He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days no