“[Julian - disguised]
The hunter turns not
Despairing from the chase because the deer
Flies from his pursuit : every obstacle
Becomes a pleasure.”

“The hunter and the deer a shade.”

“[Julian - disguised]
Oh, jealousy is but
A shadow cast from vanity, which lain
Would take the shape of love to hide its own
Selfish deformity!”

“Proud Nimrod first the bloody chase began
A mighty hunter, and his prey was man.”

“Twilight, a timid fawn, went glimmering by,
And night, the dark blue hunter, followed fast:
Ceaseless pursuit and flight were in the sky,
But the long chase had ceased for us at last.”

“Why did the hunters in the Wealth of Nations exchange beavers for deer?”

“My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here,
My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer;
A-chasing the wild deer, and following the roe,
My heart's in the Highlands, wherever I go.”

“And the pleasures and rewards of the intellect are inseparable from angst, uncertainty, conflict and even despair.”

“The greatest satisfaction comes not from chasing pleasure and avoiding pain, but from the radical acceptance of life as it is, without fighting and clinging to passing desires.”

“Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.”