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John Burroughs was an American naturalist and essayist known for his writings on nature, conservation, and the transcendentalist movement. He was a prominent figure in the early conservation movement in the United States and his works, including "Wake-Robin" and "The Art of Seeing Things," continue to inspire readers to connect with the natural world.
1837–1921·lived 83 years
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Nothing relieves and ventilates the mind like a resolution.
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.
The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.
Living in the city is a discordant thing, an unnatural thing. The city, a place to which one goes to do business, is a place where men overreach each other in the fight for money. But it is not a place in which one can live.
A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.The Light of Day, p. 45, 1906
A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.The Light of Day, p. 45, 1906
If you think you can do it, you can.
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.Leaf and Tendril, 1908
The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.
I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.Time and Change, p. 191, 1912
That’s all 11 quotes by John Burroughs.