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The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only a miracle can mend it.

John Burroughs

Man

Spirit

One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then.

Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man.

Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all.

John Burroughs

Men

The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.

John Burroughs

Opportunity

I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral.

John Burroughs

History

Feeling

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.

John Burroughs

Deed

Intention

Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral.

John Burroughs

Nature

Sermons

There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad.

To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.

John Burroughs

Yesterday

To me - old age is always ten years older than I am.

To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another.

John Burroughs

Imagination

Facts

The secret of happiness is something to do.

John Burroughs

Happiness

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.