Henry van Dyke 
Fisherman’s Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things [PDF ebook] 

’In the school of life many branches of knowledge are taught. But the only philosophy that amounts to anything, after all, is just the secret of making friends with our luck. ’ Fisherman’s Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things
Contents
Fisherman’s luck — The thrilling moment — Talkability — A wild strawberry — Lovers and landscape — A fatal success — Fishing in books — A Norwegian honeymoon — Who owns the mountains? — A lazy, idle brook — The open fire — A slumber song for the fisherman’s child.