Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all.
JOHN BURROUGHSTo 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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Most people were shocked by the thought; it was intensely repugnant to their feelings.
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If you think you can do it, you can.
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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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Most birds are very stiff-necked, like the robin, and as they run or hop upon the ground, carry the head as if it were riveted to the body.
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Summer is more wooing and seductive, more versatile and human, appeals to the affections and the sentiments, and fosters inquiry and the art impulse.
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We are really here to be happy and to make others happy.
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One reason, doubtless, why squirrels are so bold and reckless in leaping through the trees is that, if they miss their hold and fall, they sustain no injury.
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The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.
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August is the month of the high-sailing hawks. The hen hawk is the most noticeable. He likes the haze and calm of these long, warm days. He is a bird of leisure and seems always at his ease. How beautiful and majestic are his movements!
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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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Living in the city is a discordant thing, an unnatural thing.
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To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another.
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I crave and seek a natural explanation of all phenomena upon this earth, but the word ‘natural’ to me implies more than mere chemistry and physics.
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The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.
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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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