Woodsman Quotes

“Patience is the greatest of virtues in a woodsman.”

— James Fenimore Cooper

“Can I ever come back here' he asked, and the Woodsman said something very strange in reply. 'Most people come back here,'…

— John Connolly

“I shall take the heart,” returned the Tin Woodsman; “for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing…

— L. Frank Baum

You got to know your limits. Once is enough, but you got to learn. A little caution never hurt anyone. A good…

— Haruki Murakami

I thought you were her knight, but you have become only her woodsman--taking little girls into the forest to cut out their…

— Holly Black

“I am not a gentle shepherd like the ones in fairy tales, but a good woodsman who shares with you earth, wind,…

— Pablo Neruda

And David saw himself reflected in the Woodsman's eyes, and there he was no longer old but a young man, for a…

— John Connolly

I can be a woodsman if need be. I grew up very close to some forest, and I spent a lot of…

— Alex Turner

A man is skillful at woodraft just in proportion as he approaches this balance. Knowing the wilderness can be comfortable when a…

— Stewart Edward White

“But first of all he is a woodsman, and you aren't a woodsman unless you have such a feeling for topography that…

— Norman Maclean

“A camper should know for himself how to outfit, how to select and make a camp, how to wield an axe and…

— Horace Kephart

“The Forest is dark, dearie, The Forest is dark; The moment you think that you’re lost in the woods, then you are.…

— Emory R. Frie

“Our enemy is man with his arrogance and greed. The woodsman in particular. Destroyer of trees. Clearer of land. Owner of fire.…

— Ron Koertge