Emerson is the spokesman and prophet of youth and of a formative, idealistic age. His is a voice from the heights which are ever bathed in the sunshine of the spirit.
JOHN BURROUGHSThe beautiful vagabonds, endowed with every grace, masters of all climes, and knowing no bounds.
More John Burroughs Quotes
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The feminine character, the feminine perceptions, intuitions, delicacy, sympathy, quickness, are more responsive to natural forms and influences than is the masculine mind.
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It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.
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All the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.
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The building of cities and towns, the cutting down of forests, and the draining of pools and swamps have deprived American birds of their original homes and food supply.
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Why, we have invented the whole machinery of the supernatural, with its unseen spirits and powers, good and bad, to account for things, because we found the universal everyday nature too cheap, too common, too vulgar.
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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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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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Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.
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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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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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Secluded waters of some pool or lakelet, are the crown and summit of the floral expeditions of summer.
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Nature furnishes the conditions – the solitude – and the soul furnishes the entertainment.
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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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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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To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.
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