The old Greeks dwelt on the tendency of human affairs to drift downwards irresistibly to unhappiness. Guilt - that is, untoward and often involuntary actions - pulls generation after generation heavily as lead down, down, down. — Richard Jefferies Copy Share Image
To the soul, there is no past and no future; all is, and will be ever, in now. For artificial purposes time is mutually… — Richard Jefferies Copy Share Image
A man, to read, must read alone. He may make extracts, he may work at books in company; but to read, to absorb, he… — Richard Jefferies Copy Share Image
Grief falls upon human beings as the rain, not selecting good or evil, visiting the innocent, condemning those who have done no wrong. — Richard Jefferies Copy Share Image
Ever since the world began, it has been the belief of mankind that desolate places are the special haunt of supernatural beings. — Richard Jefferies Copy Share Image
The labourer's muscle is that of a cart-horse, his motions lumbering and slow. — Richard Jefferies Copy Share Image
When even the most strictly logical mind looks round and investigates the phenomena attending its own existence, perhaps the first fact to attract attention… — Richard Jefferies Copy Share Image
It is quite true that women like courage, and that boldness often goes a long way; but it is questionable whether with high-bred natures… — Richard Jefferies Copy Share Image
It would seem that the ant works its way tentatively, and, observing where it fails, tries another place and succeeds. — Richard Jefferies Copy Share Image
The impression left after watching the motions of birds is that of extreme mobility - a life of perpetual impulse checked only by fear. — Richard Jefferies Copy Share Image
The 'crownd' is still the unit, the favourite coin of the labourers, especially the elder folk. They use the word something in the same… — Richard Jefferies Copy Share Image
I desire a greatness of soul, an irradiance of mind, a deeper insight, a broader hope. — Richard Jefferies Copy Share Image
