It Takes Most Men Five Years To

Writing Is Not An End In Itself But Life Transmuted Into Radiance.

Walking Companions, Like Heroes, Are Difficult To Pluck Out Of The Crowd Of Acquaintances. Good Dispositions, Ready Wit, Friendly Conversation Serve Well Enough By The Fireside But They Prove Insufficient In The Field. For There You Need Transcendentalists-nothing Less; You Need Poets, Sages, Humorists And Natural Philosophers.

The Cult Of Nature Is A Form Of Patronage By People Who Have Declared Their Materialistic Independence From Nature And Do Not Have To Struggle With Nature Every Day Of Their Lives.

Nobody Is Fully Alive Who Cannot Apply To Art As Much Discrimination And Appreciation As He Applies To The Work By Which He Earns His Living.

This Nation Was Built By Men Who Took Risks-pioneers Who Were Not Afraid Of The Wilderness, Businessmen Who Were Not Afraid Of Failure, Scientists Who Were Not Afraid Of The Truth, Thinkers Who Were Not Afraid Of Progress, Dreamers Who Were Not Afraid Of Action.