Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man.
JOHN BURROUGHSThe geologist is pretty sure to be an evolutionist.
More John Burroughs Quotes
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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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Most birds are very stiff-necked, like the robin, and as they run or hop upon the ground, carry the head as if it were riveted to the body.
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Some of the animals outsee man, outsmell him, outhear him, outrun him, outswim him, because their lives depend more upon these special powers than his does; but he can outwit them all because he has the resourcefulness of reason and is at home in many different fields.
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There is something very human in this apparent mirth and mockery of the squirrels. It seems to be a sort of ironical laughter, and implies self-conscious pride and exultation in the laughter.
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Nearly every season, I make the acquaintance of one or more new flowers. It takes years to exhaust the botanical treasures of any one considerable neighborhood, unless one makes a dead set at it, like an herbalist.
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To strong, susceptible characters, the music of nature is not confined to sweet sounds.
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On the same principles, the ornithologist will direct you where to look for the greenlets, the wood-sparrow, or the chewink.
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I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.
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I have discovered the secret of happiness. It is work.
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Living in the city is a discordant thing, an unnatural thing.
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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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There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral.
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The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.
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The geologist is pretty sure to be an evolutionist.
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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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