The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power than you think. The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great…

Quote by John Burroughs

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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...

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...

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 tendinous part of the mind, so to speak, is more developed in winter; the...

The tendinous part of the mind, so to speak, is more developed in winter; the...

Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the...

Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the...

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

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

Literature is an investment of genius which has dividends to all subsequent times

Literature is an investment of genius which has dividends to all subsequent times

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.

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.