Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces there are in him.
JOHN BURROUGHSUnadulterated, unsweetened observations are what the real nature-lover craves. No man can invent incidents and traits as interesting as the reality.
More John Burroughs Quotes
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All the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.
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The dog is often quick to resent a kick, be it from man or beast, but I have never known him to show anger at the door that slammed to and hit him. Probably, if the door held him by his tail or his limb, it would quickly receive the imprint of his teeth.
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Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all – that has been my religion.
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The love of nature is a different thing from the love of science, though the two may go together.
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In winter, the stars seem to have rekindled their fires, the moon achieves a fuller triumph, and the heavens wear a look of a more exalted simplicity.
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I have discovered the secret of happiness – it is work, either with the hands or the head.
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Leap, and the net will appear.
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Nature furnishes the conditions – the solitude – and the soul furnishes the entertainment.
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To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter.
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Emerson was such an important figure in our literary history, and in the moral and religious development of our people, that attention cannot be directed to him too often.
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Like tens of thousands of others, I have been a spectator of, rather than a participator in, the activities – political, commercial, sociological, scientific – of the times in which I have lived.
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We now use the word ‘nature’ very much as our fathers used the word ‘God.’
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The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.
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A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying.
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If America wishes to preserve her native birds, we must help supply what civilization has taken from them.
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