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
winter artist canvas
What a severe yet master artist old Winter is... No longer the canvas and the pigments, but the marble and the chisel...
carries heavy million veterans
He had 2.7 million veterans under him. He carries a pretty heavy stick.
science joy curiosity
Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been my religion.
begins blame failure man somebody stops until
A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins toblame somebody else and stops trying.
american-author facts imagination imagine treat
To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another.
american-author failure man somebody stops until
A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying.
happiness meaningful purpose secret seeking
The secret of happiness is having something meaningful to do, seeking purpose
bird heart
You must have the bird in your heart before you can find it in the bush.
inspirational positive wisdom
The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.
inspirational funny new-year
One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: ‘To rise above little things’.
inspirational life birthday
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.
music nature health
I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.
mind resolution
Nothing relieves and ventilates the mind like a resolution.
inspirational gratitude morning
To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter... to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring - these are some of the rewards of the simple life.