John Burroughs
» Age and Aging » “How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.”
» Belief » “It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.”
» Blame » “A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying.”
» Fun » “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.”
» Happiness » “The secret of happiness is something to do.”
» Life and Living » “Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.”
» Men » “Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all.”
» Opportunity » “The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.”
» Philosophers and Philosophy » “One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then.”
» Self-sacrifice » “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.”
» Temperament » “Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the influence of family the tyranny of culture; and finally the power of climate and environment; and we are free, only to the extent we rise above these.”
» Travel and Tourism » “Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man.”
