Quotes by John Burroughs
“One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things.”— John Burroughs
“Man can have but one interest in nature, namely, to see himself reflected or interpreted there.”— John Burroughs
“How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.”— John Burroughs
“It is the soul that sees; the outward eyes present the object, but the soul clarifies it.”— John Burroughs
“A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.”— John Burroughs
“The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.”— John Burroughs
“For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice.”— John Burroughs
“The longer I live, the more my mind dwells upon the beauty and the wonder of the world.”— John Burroughs
“Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been my religion.”— John Burroughs