Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is... - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship."

"A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature."

"Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings."

"The only way to have a friend is to be one."

"Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much."