One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then.
JOHN BURROUGHS
Even in rugged Scotland, nature is scarcely wilder than a mountain sheep, certainly a good way short of the ferity of the moose and caribou.
More John Burroughs Quotes
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One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then.
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I have thought that a good test of civilization, perhaps one of the best, is country life.
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The art of the bird is to conceal its nest both as to position and as to material, but now and then it is betrayed into weaving into its structure showy and bizarre bits of this or that, which give its secret away and which seem to violate all the traditions of its kind.
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Writing is reporting what we saw after the vision has left us. It is catching the fish which the tide has left far up on our shores in the low and depressed places.
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Most young people find botany a dull study. So it is, as taught from the text-books in the schools; but study it yourself in the fields and woods, and you will find it a source of perennial delight.
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Man takes root at his feet, and at best, he is no more than a potted plant in his house or carriage till he has established communication with the soil by the loving and magnetic touch of his soles to it.
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The common bees will never use their sting upon the queen; if she is to be disposed of, they starve her to death, and the queen herself will sting nothing but royalty, nothing but a rival queen.
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Man has climbed up from some lower animal form, but he has, as it were, pulled the ladder up after him.
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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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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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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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The geologist is pretty sure to be an evolutionist.
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The beautiful vagabonds, endowed with every grace, masters of all climes, and knowing no bounds.
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Where 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.
JOHN BURROUGHS