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.
JOHN BURROUGHSThe Nature Lover is not looking for mere facts but for meanings, for something he can translate into terms of his own life.
More John Burroughs Quotes
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The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.
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On the same principles, the ornithologist will direct you where to look for the greenlets, the wood-sparrow, or the chewink.
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When Darwin published his conclusion that man was descended from an apelike ancestor who was again descended from a still lower type.
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The love of nature is a different thing from the love of science, though the two may go together.
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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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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.
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I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think.
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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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There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad.
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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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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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Most people were shocked by the thought; it was intensely repugnant to their feelings.
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We are beginning to see that money, after all, is not the main thing. The real values cannot be bought and sold.
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How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.
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It seems at times as if they possessed some extra sense – the home sense – which operates unerringly.
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