How much there is in books that one does not want to know, that it would be a mere weariness and burden to the spirit to know. John Burroughs More Quotes by John Burroughs More Quotes From John Burroughs The place to observe nature is where you are. John Burroughs where-you-are nature We can outrun the wind and the storm, but we cannot outrun the demon of hurry. John Burroughs storm demon wind That which distinguishes this day from all others is that then both orators and artillerymen shoot blank cartridges. John Burroughs july-4 independence 4th-of-july Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years. John Burroughs civilization years religion 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 self heart night The simplicity of winter has a deep moral. The return of Nature, after such a career of splendor and prodigality, to habits so simple and austere, is not lost either upon the head or the heart. It is the philosopher coming back from the banquet and the wine to a cup of water and a crust of bread. John Burroughs wine heart winter The fisherman has a harmless, preoccupied look; he is a kind of vagrant, that nothing fears. He blends himself with the trees and the shadows. All his approaches are gentle and indirect. He times himself to the meandering, soliloquizing stream; he addresses himself to it as a lover to his mistress; he woos it and stays with it till he knows its hidden secrets. Where it deepens his purpose deepens; where it is shallow he is indifferent. He knows how to interpret its every glance and dimple; its beauty haunts him for days. John Burroughs fishing sea rivers If you think you can do it, you can. John Burroughs sports life thinking It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative. John Burroughs optimism mind believe One can only learn his powers of action by action, and his powers of thought by thinking John Burroughs power-of-thought action thinking A man’s life may stagnate as literally as water may stagnate, and just as motion and direction are the remedy for one, so purpose and activity are the remedy for the other. John Burroughs justice men life 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 secret work hands 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 communication roots men The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. John Burroughs humor opportunity inspirational The art of nature is all in the direction of concealment. John Burroughs concealment nature art What a severe yet master artist old Winter is... No longer the canvas and the pigments, but the marble and the chisel. John Burroughs canvas artist winter 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 spiritual life thinking Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been my religion. John Burroughs curiosity joy science The fuel in the earth will be exhausted in a thousand or more years, and its mineral wealth, but man will find substitutes for these in the winds, the waves, the sun's heat, and so forth. John Burroughs wind men years 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 moss men travel
