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> [To look at any thing, If you would know that thing, You must look at it long: To look at this green and say, "I have seen spring in these Woods," will not do - you must Be the thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-moffitt/to-look-at-any-thing-if-you-would-know-that-thing-you-must-look-at-it/)

[John Moffitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-moffitt/)

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## More by John Moffitt

> [I just really thought about it and decided I'm not happy. I'm not happy at all. And I think it's really madness to risk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-moffitt/i-just-really-thought-about-it-and-decided-i-m-not-happy-i-m-not/)

[John Moffitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-moffitt/)

> [“-you must Be the thing you see: You must enter in to the small silences between the leaves, take your time and touch the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-moffitt/you-must-be-the-thing-you-see-you-must-enter-in-to-the-small-silences/)

[John Moffitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-moffitt/)

> [I just want to be happy. And I find that people that have the least in life are sometimes the happiest. And I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-moffitt/i-just-want-to-be-happy-and-i-find-that-people-that-have-the-least-in/)

[John Moffitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-moffitt/)

> [To look at any thing, If you would know that thing, You must look at it long: To look at this green and say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-moffitt/to-look-at-any-thing-if-you-would-know-that-thing-you-must-look-at-it/)

[John Moffitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-moffitt/)

> [To look at any thing, If you would know that thing, You must look at it long...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-moffitt/to-look-at-any-thing-if-you-would-know-that-thing-you-must-look-at-it-2/)

[John Moffitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-moffitt/)

> [The biggest danger in sailing is not the open ocean. It's hitting things. So if I have a thousand miles between me and land,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-moffitt/the-biggest-danger-in-sailing-is-not-the-open-ocean-it-s-hitting/)

[John Moffitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-moffitt/)

> [It’s disturbing that people are questioning my sanity for giving up the money. What does that say about our world?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-moffitt/it-s-disturbing-that-people-are-questioning-my-sanity-for-giving-up/)

[John Moffitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-moffitt/)

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