He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter.
JOHN BURROUGHS
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.
More John Burroughs Quotes
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He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter.
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If America wishes to preserve her native birds, we must help supply what civilization has taken from them.
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All the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.
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If you think you can do it, you can.
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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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I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.
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No one else looks out upon the world so kindly and charitably as the pedestrian; no one else gives and takes so much from the country he passes through.
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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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When Darwin published his conclusion that man was descended from an apelike ancestor who was again descended from a still lower type.
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The birth of a baby and the blooming of a flower are natural events, but the laboratory methods forever fail to give us the key to the secret of either.
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Unadulterated, unsweetened observations are what the real nature-lover craves. No man can invent incidents and traits as interesting as the reality.
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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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