"The first sparrow of spring! The year..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“It is childish to rest in the discovery of mere coincidences, or of partial and extraneous laws.”

“He who is only a traveler learns things at second-hand and by the halves, and is poor authority. We are most interested when science reports what those men already know practically or instinctively, for that alone is a true humanity, or account of human experience.”

“What a healthy out-of-door appetite it takes to relish the apple of life, the apple of the world, then!”

“I wish that we could look into each other's faces, in each other's eyes, and see our own selves. I hope that the children have not been so scarred by their upbringing that they only think fear when they see someone else who looks separate from them.”

“One must maintain a little bittle of summer, even in the middle of winter.”

“Good morning, Revolution: You're the very best friend I ever had. We gonna pal around together from now on”

“Only in dreams of springShall I ever see againThe flowering of my cherry trees.”

“The bed of flowersLoosens amain,The beauteous snowdropsDroop o'er the plain.The crocus opensIts glowing bud,Like emeralds others,Others, like blood.With saucy gesturePrimroses flare,And roguish violets,Hidden with care;And whatsoeverThere stirs and strives,The Spring's contented,If works and thrives.”

“Come with me into the woods where spring is advancing, as it does, no matter what, not being singular or particular, but one of the forever gifts, and certainly visible.”