Famous John Burroughs Quotes
“A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.”
Variant: You can get discouraged many times, but you are not a failure until you begin to blame somebody else and stop trying.
John Burroughs Quotes about nature
Source: The Summit of the Years
Source: The Light of Day (1900), Ch. VII: The Modern Skeptic
Source: The Light of Day (1900), Ch. IV: Natural Versus Supernatural
Source: The Light of Day (1900), Ch. II: From the Artificial to the Natural
John Burroughs Quotes about science
Source: The Light of Day (1900), Ch. III: Science and Theology
Source: The Light of Day (1900), Ch. IV: Natural Versus Supernatural
Source: The Light of Day (1900), Ch. III: Science and Theology
Source: The Light of Day (1900), Ch. III: Science and Theology
Source: The Light of Day (1900), Ch. XI: Points of View
John Burroughs Quotes
Source: Studies in Nature and Literature
Source: The Light of Day (1900), Ch. XII: God and Nature
Leaf and Tendril (1908)
Preface
The Light of Day (1900)
“Every day is a Sabbath to me. All pure water is holy water, and this earth is a celestial abode.”
Source: Accepting the Universe (1920), p.263
Source: Accepting the Universe (1920), p.111
Source: The Light of Day (1900), Ch. IV: Natural Versus Supernatural
“The truths of naturalism do not satisfy the moral and religious nature.”
Source: Accepting the Universe (1920), p.301
“…the Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.”
Source: The Light of Day (1900), Ch. III: Science and Theology
Time and Change, p. 2 (1912)
Preface
The Light of Day (1900)
Source: The Light of Day (1900), Ch. X: Religious Truth
Source: The Light of Day (1900), Ch. XI: Points of View
“We are here to see and contemplate the great spectacle.”
Source: Accepting the Universe (1920), p.10
Source: The Light of Day (1900), Ch. II: From the Artificial to the Natural