All Richard Jefferies Quotes
- I have observed that almost all those whose labour lies in the field, and who go down to their business in the green meadows, admit… Admit
- I must stay under the old tree in the midst of the long grass, the luxury of the leaves, and the song in the very… Air
- O beautiful human life! Tears come to my eyes as I think of it. So beautiful, so inexpressibly beautiful! The song should never be silent,… Beautiful
- It is injurious to the mind as well as to the body to be always in one place and always surrounded by the same circumstances. Always Surrounded
- An inspiration - a long, deep breath of the pure air of thought - could alone give health to the heart. Air
- I desire a greatness of soul, an irradiance of mind, a deeper insight, a broader hope. Broader
- Give me power of soul, so that I may actually effect by its will that which I strive for. Effect
- The heart looks into space to be away from earth. Earth
- That I may have the soul-life, the soul-nature, let divine beauty bring to me divine soul. Beauty
- I believe in the human form; let me find something, some method, by which that form may achieve the utmost beauty. Achieve
- Look at another person while living; the soul is not visible, only the body which it animates. Therefore, merely because after death the soul is… Animates
- Now is eternity; now is the immortal life. Eternity
- To the soul, there is no past and no future; all is, and will be ever, in now. For artificial purposes time is mutually agreed… Agreed
- Is there anything so delicious as the first exploration of a great library - alone - unwatched? Alone
- A man, to read, must read alone. He may make extracts, he may work at books in company; but to read, to absorb, he must… Absorb
- The workman in the true sense of the word - the artist in guns - is either extinct, or hidden in an obscure corner. There… Artist
- The heart has a yearning for the unknown, a longing to penetrate the deep shadow and the winding glade, where, as it seems, no human… Been
- The impression left after watching the motions of birds is that of extreme mobility - a life of perpetual impulse checked only by fear. Birds
- It would seem that the ant works its way tentatively, and, observing where it fails, tries another place and succeeds. Another Place
- A woman can see a woman so clearly - faluts, excellences, details - all are so clear to her. All
- The old Greeks dwelt on the tendency of human affairs to drift downwards irresistibly to unhappiness. Guilt - that is, untoward and often involuntary actions… Actions
- Grief falls upon human beings as the rain, not selecting good or evil, visiting the innocent, condemning those who have done no wrong. Beings
- Beauty - what is beauty, forsooth? Form and color; that is, surface only. Fortune - what is fortune? Nothing is ever a pleasure or a… Ago
- Every woman likes her own way, but no woman can endure to see another woman master even over a man who does not concern her. Another Woman
- There are people in this servile world who will endure any trampling, and at the first beck rush delightedly to proffer their assistance. Any