The earth does not argue, Is not pathetic, has no arrangements, Does not scream, haste, persuade, threaten, promise, Makes no discriminations, has no conceivable failures, Closes nothing, refuses nothing, shuts none out.
O YOU whom I often and silently come where you are, that I may be with you; As I walk by your side, or sit near, or remain in the same room with you, Little you know the subtle electric fire that for your sake is playing within me.
I swear to you, there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell.
We convince by our presence.
Whoever degrades another degrades me.
Every hour of every day is an unspeakably perfect miracle.
I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable.
A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.
A great city is that which has the greatest men and women.
Each of us inevitable; Each of us limitless-each of us with his or her right upon the earth.
Give me the splendid, silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling.
O to be self-balanced for contingencies, to confront night, storms, hunger, ridicule, accidents, rebuffs, as the trees and animals do.
If you’ve done it, it isn’t bragging.
There is no place like it, no place with an atom of its glory, pride, and exultancy. It lays its hand upon a man’s bowels; he grows drunk with ecstasy; he grows young and full of glory, he feels that he can never die.
I and this mystery, here we stand.
When I give, I give myself.
This is what you should do; love the Earth and sun and the animals...
I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contained, I stand and look at them long and long.
Sail Forth- Steer for the deep waters only. Reckless O soul, exploring. I with thee and thou with me. For we are bound where mariner has not yet dared go. And we will risk the ship, ourselves, and all.
I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don’t believe I deserved my friends.