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John Burroughs Quotes & Quotations
Name:
John Burroughs
Type:
Author
Nationality:
American
Birth day:
April 3
Birth year:
1837

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    A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. John-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did. John-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    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-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    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-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days. John-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order. John-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral. John-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    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-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    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-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    If you think you can do it, you can. John-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative. John-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been my religion. John-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    Leap, and the net will appear. John-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    Life is a struggle, but not a warfare. John-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then. John-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all. John-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls. The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. That's Acting 101. Then you start putting layers on top of that. John-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind. John-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    The secret of happiness is something to do. John-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention. John-BurroughsJohn Burroughs
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    There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad. John-Burroughs/">John Burroughs
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    To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday. John-Burroughs/">John Burroughs
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    To me - old age is always ten years older than I am. John-Burroughs/">John Burroughs
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    To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another. John-Burroughs/">John Burroughs