Below is a quote of his I came across recently. It is very true, & I think, profound. He mentions Henry Thoreau who, like him, dedicated his life to living it as to suit him best - not what was acceptable or the standard practice of their times.
There are few men so wise as Henry Thoreau. I do not think that he was a great angler, but he made time for the life which he desired to live & considered best for his own peculiar genius. If we were satisfied to live in a $28.00 house & rest contented with the simple fare which was all that Thoreau found necessary to preserve his health & strength, we would be able to fish as often as we have a mind to."