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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 men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all.
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Most people were shocked by the thought; it was intensely repugnant to their feelings.
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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.
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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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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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The beautiful vagabonds, endowed with every grace, masters of all climes, and knowing no bounds.
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The city, a place to which one goes to do business, is a place where men overreach each other in the fight for money. But it is not a place in which one can live.
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To be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird’s nest or a wildflower in spring – these are some of the rewards of the simple life.
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If one gains an interest in the history of the earth, he is quite sure to gain an interest in the history of the life on the earth. If the former illustrates the theory of development, so must the latter.
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A sap run is the sweet goodbye of winter. It is the fruit of the equal marriage of the sun and frost.
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To still others, who again have their human prototypes, it means a struggle, more or less fierce, to keep soul and body together; while to many insect forms, it means death.
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My motto is never to try to imitate anybody: I have always looked inward and followed the inward voice.
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England is like the margin of a spring-run: near its source, always green, always cool, always moist, comparatively free from frost in winter and from drought in summer.
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I am for 100 per cent Americanism, 100 per cent efficiency, and 100 per cent life. I expect to live to be 100 years old.
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Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all – that has been my religion.
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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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