" True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not. "

— Seneca

" For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice. "

— John Burroughs

" Nature is just enough; but men and women must comprehend and accept her suggestions. "

— Antoinette Brown Blackwell

" The eternal quest of the human being is to shatter his loneliness. "

— Norman Cousins

" Sisters are different flowers from the same garden. "

— Maya Angelou

" In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful. –Alice Walker "

— Alice Walker