John Burroughs
John Burroughs
John Burroughswas an American naturalist and nature essayist, active in the U.S. conservation movement. The first of his essay collections was Wake-Robin in 1871...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth3 April 1837
CountryUnited States of America
summer winter night
All sounds are sharper in winter; the air transmits better. At night I hear more distinctly the steady roar of the North Mountain. In summer it is a sort of complacent purr, as the breezes stroke down its sides; but in winter always the same low, sullen growl.
night heaven looks
When I look up into the starry heavens at night and reflect upon what it is I really see there, I am constrained to say, ´there is no god´.
heart night self
Communing with God is communing with our own hearts, our own best selves, not with something foreign and accidental. Saints and devotees have gone into the wilderness to find God; of course they took God with them, and the silence and detachment enabled them to hear the still, small voice of their own souls, as one hears the ticking of his own watch in the stillness of the night.
spring night air
Oh, Spring is surely coming, Her couriers fill the air; Each morn are new arrivals, Each night her ways prepare; I scent her fragrant garments, Her foot is on the stair.
happiness meaningful purpose secret seeking
The secret of happiness is having something meaningful to do, seeking purpose
air elated elements evening morning nest refreshed spring stars thrilled universal walk water
To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter; to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring - these ar
above resolution rise
One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: ""To rise above little things
strong overcoming made
We are made strong by what we overcome.
winter air fire
It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it.
given value
It's nothing she would ever have given away. It's value is really sentimental.
american-author facts imagination imagine treat
To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, but to imagine your facts is another.
begins blame failure man somebody stops until
A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins toblame somebody else and stops trying.
bird heart
You must have the bird in your heart before you can find it in the bush.
carries heavy million veterans
He had 2.7 million veterans under him. He carries a pretty heavy stick.