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World Quotes by John Burroughs
- Man is, and always has been, a maker of gods. It has been the most serious and significant occupation of his sojourn in the world.
- I am in love with this world . . . I have climbed its mountains, roamed its forests, sailed its waters, crossed its deserts, felt…
- He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter.
- 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…
- 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;…
- Look underfoot. You are always nearer to the true sources of your power than you think. The lure of the distant and the difficult is…
- Do not despise your own place and hour. Every place is under the stars, every place is the center of the world.
- One of the hardest lessons we have to learn in this life, and one that many persons never learn, is to see the divine, the…
- The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power…
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- The Third World is not a reality but an ideology. — Hannah Arendt
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- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world. — Aristotle
- Actually I am very glad that people can buy Armani - even if it's a fake. I like the fact that I'm… — Giorgio Armani
- I mean there's enormous pressures to harmonize freedom of speech legislation and transparency legislation around the world - within the E.U., between… — Julian Assange
- I think the responsibility lies with the fashion world as a collective. We have to demand more variety. — Kevyn Aucoin
- Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause of the… — Mahmoud Abbas
- Live never to be ashamed if anything you say or do is published around the world, even if what is said is… — Richard Bach