When Darwin published his conclusion that man was descended from an apelike ancestor who was again descended from a still lower type,… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
Birds and animals probably think without knowing that they think; that is, they have not self-consciousness. Only man seems to be endowed… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
Unadulterated, unsweetened observations are what the real nature-lover craves. No man can invent incidents and traits as interesting as the reality. — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
The dog is often quick to resent a kick, be it from man or beast, but I have never known him to… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
I am sure I was an evolutionist in the abstract, or by the quality and complexion of my mind, before I read… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
Some of the animals outsee man, outsmell him, outhear him, outrun him, outswim him, because their lives depend more upon these special… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
Fear, love, and hunger were the agents that developed the wits of the lower animals, as they were, of course, the prime… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
Man takes root at his feet, and at best he is no more than a potted plant in his house or carriage… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
Man has climbed up from some lower animal form, but he has, as it were, pulled the ladder up after him. — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
As life nears its end with me, I find myself meditating more and more upon the mystery of its nature and origin, yet without… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
Certainly in the United States, you have a constituency in the form of the weapons laboratories, and you also have the branches of the… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
When Darwin published his conclusion that man was descended from an apelike ancestor who was again descended from a still lower type, most people… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
Science sees the process of evolution from the outside, as one might a train of cars going by, and resolves it into the physical… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
Maybe that will happen with other countries as well. And so, that's why one of the things that groups like mine that work for… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
One can only learn his powers of action by action, and his powers of thought by thinking — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
When the woodpecker is searching for food, or laying siege to some hidden grub, the sound of his hammer is dead or muffled and… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
In what bold relief stand out the lives of all walkers of the snow! The snow is a great tell-tale, and blabs as effectually… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
In October, a maple tree before your window lights up your room like a great lamp. Even on cloudy days, its presence helps to… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
One can return to their place of birth, but one cannot go back to your youth. — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
