Leap, and the net will appear.

Quote by John Burroughs

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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...

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,...

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...

Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little...

Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

If you think you can do it, you can.

If you think you can do it, you can.

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...

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...

I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put...

I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put...

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

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

One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then.

One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then.