All John Burroughs Quotes
- When you bait the hook with your heart, the fish always bite. Always Bite
- We can outrun the wind and the storm, but we cannot outrun the demon of hurry. Cannot Outrun
- I still find each day too short.. Day
- That which distinguishes this day from all others is that then both orators and artillerymen shoot blank cartridges. All
- Oh, Spring is surely coming, Her couriers fill the air; Each morn are new arrivals, Each night her ways prepare; I scent her fragrant garments,… Air
- I always feel at home where the sugar maple grows.... glorious in autumn, a fountain of coolness in summer, sugar in its veins, gold in… Always Feel
- Look up at the miracle of the falling snow,—the air a dizzy maze of whirling, eddying flakes, noiselessly transforming the world, the exquisite crystals dropping… Air
- [T]he cold warms me—after a different fashion from that of the kitchen stove. Cold
- 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 as… All
- One is tempted to say that the most human plants, after all, are the weeds. All
- The simplicity of winter has a deep moral. The return of Nature, after such a career of splendor and prodigality, to habits so simple and… Austere
- The sunbeams are welcome now. They seem like pure electricity—like friendly and recuperating lightning. Are we led to think electricity abounds only in summer, when… Abounds
- All sounds are sharper in winter; the air transmits better. At night I hear more distinctly the steady roar of the North Mountain. In summer… Air
- How much there is in books that one does not want to know, that it would be a mere weariness and burden to the spirit… Book
- One may return to the place of his birth, He cannot go back to his youth. Birth
- Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls. The key is always to speak… Acting
- There is a condition or circumstance that has a greater bearing upon the happiness of life than any other. What is it? Something to do;… All
- Few persons realize how much of their happiness is dependent upon their work, upon the fact that they are busy and not left to feed… Affords
- One summer day, while I was walking along the country road on the farm where I was born, a section of the stone wall opposite… Along
- If the October days were a cordial like the sub-acids of fruit, these are a tonic like the wine of iron. Drink deep or be… Acid
- The Universe is a pretty big place... And the one thing I know about nature is it hates to waste anything. So I guess I'd… Alone
- The place to observe nature is where you are. Inspirational
- The bluebird enjoys the preeminence of being the first bit of color that cheers our northern landscape. The other birds that arrive about the same… All
- For two summers not a blue wing, not a blue warble. I seemed to miss something kindred and precious from my environment--the visible embodiment of… Blue
- O bluebird, welcome back again, Thy azure coat and ruddy vest, Are hues that April loveth best.... April