To strong, susceptible characters, the music of nature is not confined to sweet sounds.
JOHN BURROUGHSThere is a great deal of speculation in the eye of an animal, but very little science.
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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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If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the old theology must go.
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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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Only man seems to be endowed with this faculty; he alone develops disinterested intelligence, intelligence that is not primarily concerned with his own safety and well-being but that looks abroad upon things.
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One reason, doubtless, why squirrels are so bold and reckless in leaping through the trees is that, if they miss their hold and fall, they sustain no injury.
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I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think.
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Every species of tree-squirrel seems to be capable of a sort of rudimentary flying, at least of making itself into a parachute, so as to ease or break a fall or a leap from a great height.
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You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power than you think.
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Most people were shocked by the thought; it was intensely repugnant to their feelings.
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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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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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Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man.
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The geologist is pretty sure to be an evolutionist.
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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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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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