Emerson’s fame as a writer and thinker was firmly established during his lifetime by the books he gave to the world.
JOHN BURROUGHSNature furnishes the conditions – the solitude – and the soul furnishes the entertainment.
More John Burroughs Quotes
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If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say books, friends, and nature. And the greatest of these, at least the most constant and always at hand, is nature.
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Fear, love, and hunger were the agents that developed the wits of the lower animals, as they were, of course, the prime factors in developing the intelligence of man.
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Wisdom cannot come by railroad or automobile or aeroplane, or be hurried up by telegraph or telephone.
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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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If one gains an interest in the history of the earth, he is quite sure to gain an interest in the history of the life on the earth. If the former illustrates the theory of development, so must the latter.
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The secret of happiness is something to do.
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To strong, susceptible characters, the music of nature is not confined to sweet sounds.
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The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. That’s Acting 101. Then you start putting layers on top of that.
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I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think.
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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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There is a great deal of speculation in the eye of an animal, but very little science.
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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 with other phases of nature, I have probably loved the rocks more than I have studied them.
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The fine, hair-like rootlets at the bottom and the microscopical cells of the leaves at the top.
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I am for 100 per cent Americanism, 100 per cent efficiency, and 100 per cent life. I expect to live to be 100 years old.
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