Secluded waters of some pool or lakelet, are the crown and summit of the floral expeditions of summer.
JOHN BURROUGHSOne may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then.
More John Burroughs Quotes
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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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How many human aspirations are realized in their free, holiday-lives, and how many suggestions to the poet in their flight and song!
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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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There never was a happier or more devoted husband than the male bluebird. He is the gay champion and escort of the female at all times, and while she is sitting, he feeds her regularly.
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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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I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.
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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 seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral.
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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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We are beginning to see that money, after all, is not the main thing. The real values cannot be bought and sold.
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It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it.
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I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think.
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If you think you can do it, you can.
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There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad.
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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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