“I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through
“Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass
“I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs
“Many, many steeples would have to be stacked one on top of another to reach from the bottom to the surface of the sea
“To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour
“I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant and autumn garner to the end of time.