When a herd of cattle see a strange object, they are not satisfied till each one has sniffed it; and the horse is cured of his fright at the robe, or the meal-bag, or other object, as soon as he can be induced to smell it.
JOHN BURROUGHSThe 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.
More John Burroughs Quotes
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A sap run is the sweet goodbye of winter. It is the fruit of the equal marriage of the sun and frost.
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I crave and seek a natural explanation of all phenomena upon this earth, but the word ‘natural’ to me implies more than mere chemistry and physics.
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To be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird’s nest or a wildflower in spring – these are some of the rewards of the simple life.
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We are beginning to see that money, after all, is not the main thing. The real values cannot be bought and sold.
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I find that something one gets from Emerson in early life does not leave him when he grows old.
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The building of cities and towns, the cutting down of forests, and the draining of pools and swamps have deprived American birds of their original homes and food supply.
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The homing instinct in birds and animals is one of their most remarkable traits: their strong local attachments and their skill in finding their way back when removed to a distance.
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As life nears its end with me, I find myself meditating more and more upon the mystery of its nature and origin, yet without the least hope that I can find out the ways of the Eternal in this or in any other world.
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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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I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think.
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If you think you can do it, you can.
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The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.
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How many thorns of human nature are bristling conceits, buds of promise grown sharp for want of congenial climate.
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I have suffered no great losses, or defeats, or illness, or accidents, and have undergone no great struggles or privations; I have had no grouch. I have not wanted the earth.
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We are really here to be happy and to make others happy.
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