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Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself.

We live too much in books and not enough in nature.

Listening to the rain,

A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superflous.

Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon me?

I abhor a hoe. I am fond of flowers but not of dirt, and had rather buy them than cultivate them.

I know now what this meant, that the bison were the gift of a good spirit and were our strength, but we should lose them, and from the same good spirit we must find another strength.

And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.

By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.

I want to do to you what spring does with the cherry trees.