"He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter."
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Quotes by John Burroughs
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"Man takes root at his feet, and at best, he is no more than a potted plant in his house or carriage till he has established communication with the soil by the loving and magnetic touch of his soles to it."
John Burroughs"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else."
John Burroughs"A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying."
John Burroughs"The secret of happiness is something to do."
John Burroughs"To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another."
John Burroughs"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see."
John Burroughs"Leap, and the net will appear."
John Burroughs"If you think you can do it, you can."
John Burroughs"A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did."
John Burroughs"For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice - no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service."
John Burroughs"Without the name, any flower is still more or less a stranger to you. The name betrays its family, its relationship to other flowers, and gives the mind something tangible to grasp. It is very difficult for persons who have had no special training to learn the names of the flowers from the botany."
John Burroughs"The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind."
John Burroughs"The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only a miracle can mend it."
John Burroughs"Women are about the best lovers of nature, after all; at least of nature in her milder and more familiar forms. The feminine character, the feminine perceptions, intuitions, delicacy, sympathy, quickness, are more responsive to natural forms and influences than is the masculine mind."
John Burroughs"The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are."
John Burroughs"Wisdom cannot come by railroad or automobile or aeroplane, or be hurried up by telegraph or telephone."
John Burroughs"The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention."
John Burroughs"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order."
John Burroughs"How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days."
John Burroughs"Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral."
John Burroughs"Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man."
John Burroughs