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Learning from nature2 quotes
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 · 1912One goes to Nature only for hints and half truths. Her facts are crude until you have absorbed them or translated them... It is not so much what we see as what the thing seen suggests. — John Burroughs · 1886Nature2 quotes
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 · 1912One goes to Nature only for hints and half truths. Her facts are crude until you have absorbed them or translated them... It is not so much what we see as what the thing seen suggests. — John Burroughs · 1886Bloom where you're planted1 quote
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. — John Burroughs · 1908Grass is always greener1 quote
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. — John Burroughs · 1908Opportunities1 quote
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. — John Burroughs · 1908Patience1 quote
Serene, I fold my hands and wait,
Nor care for wind, nor tide, nor sea;
I rave no more 'gainst time or fate,
For lo! my own shall come to me. — John Burroughs · 1863The mind1 quote
It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative. — John Burroughs · 1900Waiting1 quote
Serene, I fold my hands and wait,
Nor care for wind, nor tide, nor sea;
I rave no more 'gainst time or fate,
For lo! my own shall come to me. — John Burroughs · 1863