Nothing. The Infinite knows no time, no space, no great, no small, no beginning, no end.
JOHN BURROUGHSThe Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.
More John Burroughs Quotes
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I have thought that a good test of civilization, perhaps one of the best, is country life.
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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 secret of happiness is something to do.
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The moment I have something to do, the draughts are open and my chimney draws, and I am happy.
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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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Emerson’s fame as a writer and thinker was firmly established during his lifetime by the books he gave to the world.
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The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only a miracle can mend it.
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We now use the word ‘nature’ very much as our fathers used the word ‘God.’
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Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls.
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In October, a maple tree before your window lights up your room like a great lamp. Even on cloudy days, its presence helps to dispel the gloom.
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Most people were shocked by the thought; it was intensely repugnant to their feelings.
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I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think.
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Emerson stands apart from the other poets and essayists of New England, and of English literature generally, as of another order.
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The human body is a steed that goes freest and longest under a light rider, and the lightest of all riders is a cheerful heart.
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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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