In winter, the stars seem to have rekindled their fires, the moon achieves a fuller triumph, and the heavens wear a look of a more exalted simplicity.
JOHN BURROUGHSWhere country life is safe and enjoyable, where many of the conveniences and appliances of the town are joined to the large freedom and large benefits of the country, a high state of civilization prevails.
More John Burroughs Quotes
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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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How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.
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Secluded waters of some pool or lakelet, are the crown and summit of the floral expeditions of summer.
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Leap, and the net will appear.
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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 moment I have something to do, the draughts are open and my chimney draws, and I am happy.
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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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Nothing. The Infinite knows no time, no space, no great, no small, no beginning, no end.
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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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Living in the city is a discordant thing, an unnatural thing.
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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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My life has been a fortunate one; I was born under a lucky star. It seems as if both wind and tide had favoured me.
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Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.
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Most people were shocked by the thought; it was intensely repugnant to their feelings.
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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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