All birds are incipient or would-be songsters in the spring. I find corroborative evidence of this even in the crowing of the cock.
JOHN BURROUGHSIf you think you can do it, you can.
More John Burroughs Quotes
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When a herd of cattle see a strange object, they are not satisfied till each one has sniffed it; and the horse is cured of his fright at the robe, or the meal-bag, or other object, as soon as he can be induced to smell it.
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The naturist must see all things in the light of his experiences in this world.
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The life of a swarm of bees is like an active and hazardous campaign of an army: the ranks are being continually depleted and continually recruited.
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To many forms of life of our northern lands, winter means a long sleep; to others, it means what it means to many fortunate human beings – travels in warm climes.
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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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I have discovered the secret of happiness – it is work, either with the hands or the head.
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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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The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only a miracle can mend it.
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To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.
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Nothing. The Infinite knows no time, no space, no great, no small, no beginning, no end.
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The geologist is pretty sure to be an evolutionist.
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You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power than you think.
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To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another.
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Living in the city is a discordant thing, an unnatural thing.
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Leap, and the net will appear.
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