“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”

“If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.”

“It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.”

“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.”

“We sit together, the mountain and me, until only the mountain remains.”

“And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.”