John Burroughs
John Burroughs
John Burroughswas an American naturalist and nature essayist, active in the U.S. conservation movement. The first of his essay collections was Wake-Robin in 1871...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth3 April 1837
CountryUnited States of America
John Burroughs quotes about
4th-of-july independence july-4
That which distinguishes this day from all others is that then both orators and artillerymen shoot blank cartridges.
years civilization religion
Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years.
cheer color bird
The bluebird enjoys the preeminence of being the first bit of color that cheers our northern landscape. The other birds that arrive about the same time--the sparrow, the robin, the phoebe-bird--are clad in neutral tints, gray, brown, or russet; but the bluebird brings one of the primary hues and the divinest of them all.
time fate hands
Serene, I fold my hands and wait, Nor care for wind, nor tide, nor sea; I rave no more 'gainst time or fate, For lo! my own shall come to me.
inspirational humor opportunity
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.
work people would-be
There is a condition or circumstance that has a greater bearing upon the happiness of life than any other. What is it? Something to do; some congenial work. Take away the occupation of all people and what a wretched world it would be.
book reading doe
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.
roots race tree
I came from a race of fishers; trout streams gurgled about the roots of my family tree.
made claims infallibility
Science makes no claim to infallibility; it leaves that claim to be made by theologians.
work blessed heart
Few persons realize how much of their happiness is dependent upon their work, upon the fact that they are busy and not left to feed upon themselves. Blessed is the person who has some congenial work, some occupation in which to place one's heart, and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces that are in him or her.
wine winter vintage
If the October days were a cordial like the sub-acids of fruit, these are a tonic like the wine of iron. Drink deep or be careful how you taste this December vintage. The first sip may chill, but a full draught warms and invigorates.
shoes environmental world
The poor old earth which has mothered us and nursed us we treat with scant respect. Our awe and veneration we reserve for the worlds we know not of. Our senses sell us out. The mud on our shoes disenchants us.
home stranger coming-home
Nature comes home to one most when one is at home. The stranger and traveler finds her a stranger and traveler also.
return youth birth
One can return to their place of birth, but one cannot go back to your youth.