Birds and animals probably think without knowing that they think; that is, they have not self-consciousness.
JOHN BURROUGHS
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.
More John Burroughs Quotes
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Birds and animals probably think without knowing that they think; that is, they have not self-consciousness.
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The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.
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It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it.
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We are really here to be happy and to make others happy.
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The queen, I say, is the mother bee; it is undoubtedly complimenting her to call her a queen and invest her with regal authority, yet she is a superb creature and looks every inch a queen.
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Emerson is the spokesman and prophet of youth and of a formative, idealistic age. His is a voice from the heights which are ever bathed in the sunshine of the spirit.
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The beautiful vagabonds, endowed with every grace, masters of all climes, and knowing no bounds.
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The pond-lily is a star and easily takes the first place among lilies; and the expeditions to her haunts, and the gathering her where she rocks upon the dark.
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The Nature Lover is not looking for mere facts but for meanings, for something he can translate into terms of his own life.
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Secluded waters of some pool or lakelet, are the crown and summit of the floral expeditions of summer.
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I have discovered the secret of happiness. It is work.
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I went to the Lake District to see what kind of a country it could be that would produce a Wordsworth.
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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.
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Nature furnishes the conditions – the solitude – and the soul furnishes the entertainment.
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Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.
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How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.
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