I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral. — John Burroughs
If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the old theology must go. — John Burroughs
Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all. — John Burroughs
Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls. — John Burroughs
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. — John Burroughs
The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only a miracle can mend it. — John Burroughs
To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another. — John Burroughs
Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man. — John Burroughs
There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad. — John Burroughs