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Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to… — John Burroughs

Nature writing

Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral.

John Burroughs
1912
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Learning from natureNature
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Nature writing
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1912
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John Burroughs
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Burroughs, John. "The Gospel of Nature." Time and Change. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1912.

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