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Quotes by John Burroughs

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A man can fail many times but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
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A man can fail many times but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this. To rise above little things
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One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this. To rise above little things
I go to nature to be soother and healed, and to have my senses put in tune once more.
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I go to nature to be soother and healed, and to have my senses put in tune once more.
The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention.
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The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention.
I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my sense put in order.
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I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my sense put in order.
I go t nature to be soother and healed, and to have my senses put in tune once more.
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I go t nature to be soother and healed, and to have my senses put in tune once more.
How beautifully the leaves grow old! How full of light and color are their last days!
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How beautifully the leaves grow old! How full of light and color are their last days!
Happiness comes most to persons who seek her least, and think least about it. It is not an object to be sought. It is a state to be induced. It must follow and not lead. It must overtake you, and not you overtake it.— The secret of happiness is something to do.
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Happiness comes most to persons who seek her least, and think least about it. It is not an object to be sought. It is a state to be induced. It must follow and not lead. It must overtake you, and not you overtake it.— The secret of happiness is something to do.
One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things.
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One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things.
What matter if I stand alone? / I wait with joy the coming years; / My heart shall reap where it hath sown, / And garner up its fruit of tears.
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What matter if I stand alone? / I wait with joy the coming years; / My heart shall reap where it hath sown, / And garner up its fruit of tears.
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