The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great… — John Burroughs · Skopia

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The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.

1908

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Burroughs, John. "The Divine Soil." The Atlantic, Apr. 1908.

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