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
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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
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IT is reported of Margaret Fuller that she said she accepted the universe. "Gad, she'd better!" retorted Carlyle. Carlyle himself did not accept the universe in a very whole-hearted manner. Looking up at the midnight stars, he exclaimed: "A sad spectacle! If they be inhabited, what a scope for misery and folly; if they be not inhabited, what a waste of space!"
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I want nothing less than a faith founded upon a rock, faith in the constitution of things. The various man-made creeds are fictitious, like the constellations Orion, Cassiopeia’s Chair, the Big Dipper; the only thing real in them is the stars, and the only thing real in the creeds is the soul’s aspiration toward the Infinite.
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Do not despise your own place and hour. Every place is under the stars, every place is the center of the world.
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In winter the stars seem to have rekindled their fires, the moon achieves a fuller triumph, and the heavens wear a look of a more exalted simplicity.
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We are made strong by what we overcome.
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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.
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One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: ""To rise above little things
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He had 2.7 million veterans under him. He carries a pretty heavy stick.
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To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, but to imagine your facts is another.
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The secret of happiness is having something meaningful to do, seeking purpose
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How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.
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In sorrow he learned this truth: Though one may return to the place of his birth, He cannot go back to his youth
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It's nothing she would ever have given away. It's value is really sentimental.