Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see.

Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see.

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?

What is art? Nature concentrated.

What is art? Nature concentrated.

I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.

I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.

By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that could not become a defect

By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that could not become a defect

Nature has neither kernel nor shell; she is everything at once

Nature has neither kernel nor shell; she is everything at once

Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.

Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.

When chill November's surly blast make fields and forest bare.

When chill November's surly blast make fields and forest bare.

Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly.

Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly.