Quote: The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. [John Burroughs]
Quote: One can only learn his powers of action by action, and his powers of thought by thinking. [John Burroughs]
Quote: 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. [John Burroughs]
Quote: Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years. [John Burroughs]
Quote: Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the influence of family the tyranny of culture; and finally the power of climate and environment; and we are free, only to the extent we rise above these. [John Burroughs]
Quote: The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only a miracle can mend it. [John Burroughs]
Quote: Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces there are in him. [John Burroughs]
Quote: If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the old theology must go. [John Burroughs]
Quote: If you think you can do it, you can. [John Burroughs]
Quote: If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say books, friends, and nature; and the greatest of these, at least the most constant and always at hand, is nature. [John Burroughs]
Quote: Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral. [John Burroughs]
Quote: Culture means the perfect and equal development of man on all sides. [John Burroughs]
Quote: I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order. [John Burroughs]
Quote: The secret of happiness is having something meaningful to do, seeking purpose. [John Burroughs]
Quote: I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral. [John Burroughs]
Quote: The secret of happiness is something to do. [John Burroughs]
Quote: Life is a struggle, but not a warfare. [John Burroughs]
Quote: One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then. [John Burroughs]
Quote: Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all. [John Burroughs]
Quote: 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]
Quote: It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative. [John Burroughs]
Quote: A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying. [John Burroughs]
Quote: How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days. [John Burroughs]