Richard Jefferies
Richard Jefferies
John Richard Jefferieswas an English nature writer, noted for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels. His childhood on a small Wiltshire farm had a great influence on him and provides the background to all his major works of fiction...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth6 November 1848
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Is there anything so delicious as the first exploration of a great library - alone - unwatched?
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When even the most strictly logical mind looks round and investigates the phenomena attending its own existence, perhaps the first fact to attract attention by its strongly marked prominence is the remarkable loneliness of man. He stands alone.
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An inspiration - a long, deep breath of the pure air of thought - could alone give health to the heart.
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A man, to read, must read alone. He may make extracts, he may work at books in company; but to read, to absorb, he must be solitary.
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Beauty - what is beauty, forsooth? Form and color; that is, surface only. Fortune - what is fortune? Nothing is ever a pleasure or a real profit to him who has to labour for it. Truth - you die in the pursuit, and the sea beats the beach as it did a thousand years ago. The stolid are alone happy.
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The workman in the true sense of the word - the artist in guns - is either extinct, or hidden in an obscure corner. There is no individuality about modern guns. One is exactly like another.
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Do you always do as you would like to do were it in your power? I find that circumstances force me often to act in a manner quite opposite to what I should prefer; I am, of course, judged by my acts, but do they really afford a true key to my character? I think not.
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It is easier to speak to those who have had similar experiences than to those who are as yet ignorant.
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The labourer's muscle is that of a cart-horse, his motions lumbering and slow.
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The impression left after watching the motions of birds is that of extreme mobility - a life of perpetual impulse checked only by fear.
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The heart looks into space to be away from earth.
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There are people in this servile world who will endure any trampling, and at the first beck rush delightedly to proffer their assistance.
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Many labourers can trace their descent from farmers or well-to-do people, and it is not uncommon to find here and there a man who believes that he is entitled to a large property in Chancery, or elsewhere, as the heir.
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Now is eternity; now is the immortal life.