It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.

Quote by John Burroughs

Topics: John Burroughs Quotes

The secret of happiness is something to do.

The secret of happiness is something to do.

A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.

A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.

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...

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

To me - old age is always ten years older than I am.

To me - old age is always ten years older than I am.

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...

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...

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.

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...

Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never...

Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never...

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 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...

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.

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...

How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last...

How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last...

Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than...

Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than...

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,...

Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier...

Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier...

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...

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.