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

Quote by John Burroughs

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.

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

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...

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...

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,...

The secret of happiness is something to do.

The secret of happiness is something to do.

If you think you can do it, you can.

If you think you can do it, you can.

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...

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...

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...

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

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...