Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, read more

Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.

Sentimentality about nature denatures everything it touches.

Sentimentality about nature denatures everything it touches.

Poetry is a rich, full-bodied whistle, cracked ice crunching in pails, the night that numbs the leaf, the duel of read more

Poetry is a rich, full-bodied whistle, cracked ice crunching in pails, the night that numbs the leaf, the duel of two nightingales, the sweet pea that has run wild, Creation's tears in shoulder blades.

I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no read more

I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility. Yet when I talk with my gardener, I'm convinced of the opposite.

We cannot command nature except by obeying her.

We cannot command nature except by obeying her.

Rainbows apologize for angry skies.

Rainbows apologize for angry skies.

Art is man's nature: Nature is God's art.

Art is man's nature: Nature is God's art.

The poetry of the earth is never dead.

The poetry of the earth is never dead.

No sight is more provocative of awe than is the night sky.

No sight is more provocative of awe than is the night sky.