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

Quote by John Burroughs

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

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

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...

The secret of happiness is something to do.

The secret of happiness is something to do.

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...

Leap, and the net will appear.

Leap, and the net will appear.

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.

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to...

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to...

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.

To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.

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,...

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,...

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...

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 first funeral for Andrew Goodman was at night and it was a lot of...

The first funeral for Andrew Goodman was at night and it was a lot of...

Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism

Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism

An ideal museum show would be a mating of Brideshead Revisited with House & Garden....

An ideal museum show would be a mating of Brideshead Revisited with House & Garden....