“Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years.”
— John Burroughs
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I go to nature to be soothed
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.”
— John Burroughs
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If we take science as our sole
“If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the old theology must go.”
— John Burroughs
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For anything worth having one must pay
“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.”
— John Burroughs
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The Kingdom of Heaven is not a
“The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.”
— John Burroughs
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For anything worth having one must pay
“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.”
— John Burroughs
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Category: love
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The secret of happiness is something to
“The secret of happiness is something to do.”
— John Burroughs
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To me – old age is always
“To me – old age is always ten years older than I am.”
— John Burroughs
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Leap, and the net will appear.
“Leap, and the net will appear.”
— John Burroughs
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The smallest deed is better than the
“The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.”
— John Burroughs
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I seldom go into a natural history
“I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral.”
— John Burroughs
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Category: history
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