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John Burroughs quotes

American Author April 3, 1837 – March 29, 1921

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Man takes root at his feet, and at best he is no more than a potted plant in his house or carriage till he has established communication with the soil by the loving and magnetic touch of his soles to it. John Burroughs
John Burroughs quote: "For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the..."
For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice. John Burroughs
John Burroughs quote: "If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I..."
If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say books, friends, and nature.... John Burroughs
...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 wild flower in spring - these are some of the rewards of the simple life. John Burroughs
The lesson which life constantly repeats is to 'look under your feet.' You are always nearer to the divine and the true sources of your power than you think. The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. Do not despise your own place and hour. Every place is under the stars. Every place is the center of the world. John Burroughs
The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power than you think. John Burroughs
John Burroughs quote: "Life is a struggle, but not a warfare."
Life is a struggle, but not a warfare. 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. 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. John Burroughs
John Burroughs quote: "The secret of happiness is something to do."
The secret of happiness is something to do. John Burroughs
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. John Burroughs
John Burroughs quote: "There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he..."
There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad. John Burroughs
John Burroughs quote: "How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color..."
How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days. John Burroughs
John Burroughs quote: "Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no..."
Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man. John Burroughs
John Burroughs quote: "I go to books and to nature as the bee goes to a flower, for a..."
I go to books and to nature as the bee goes to a flower, for a nectar that I can make into my own honey. John Burroughs

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