If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the old theology must go.

Quote by John Burroughs

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I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands...

I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands...

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that...

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that...

The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.

The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

Leap, and the net will appear.

Leap, and the net will appear.

If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say...

If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say...

Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been my...

Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been my...

I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending...

I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending...

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think,...

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think,...

If you think you can do it, you can.

If you think you can do it, you can.

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where...

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where...

For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work,...

For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work,...

Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can...

Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can...

There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain...

There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain...

For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work,...

For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work,...

One can only learn his powers of action by action, and his powers of thought...

One can only learn his powers of action by action, and his powers of thought...

Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you...

Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you...

A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he...

A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he...

To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another.

To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another.

The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only...

The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only...