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John Burroughs

John Burroughs

John Burroughs (April 3, 1837 – March 29, 1921) was an American naturalist and essayist important in the evolution of the U.S.

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To me - old age is always ten years older than I am.

Tags: Birthday, Old, Older
John Burroughs

The secret of happiness is something to do.

Tags: Nature, Respect, Greatest
John Burroughs

I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands or the head. The moment I have something to do, the draughts are open and my chimney draws, and I am happy.

Tags: Child, Arrival, Brings
John Burroughs

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.

Tags: Yourself, Mistakes, Someone
John Burroughs

To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another.

Tags: Another, Treat, Facts
John Burroughs

I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral.

Tags: Hurt, Knowing, Painting
John Burroughs

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.

Tags: Day, Find, Thoughts
John Burroughs

For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice - no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service.

Tags: Work, God, Respect
John Burroughs

Leap, and the net will appear.

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John Burroughs

I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.

Tags: Put, Order, Senses
John Burroughs

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