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Letter "J" » John Burroughs Quotes
«Happiness comes most to persons who seek her least, and think least about it. It is not an object to be sought; it is a state to be induced. It must follow and not lead. It must overtake you, and not you overtake it.»
«To me - old age is always ten years older than I am.»
«It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.»
«The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.»
Author: John Burroughs
(Essayist, Naturalist)
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deceptive, distant, lure, lured, lures, luring
«Culture means the perfect and equal development of man on all sides»
«To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.»
«The secret of happiness is something to do.»
«Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.»
«I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands or the head. The moment I have something to do, the draughts are open and my chimney draws, and I am happy.»
«To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another.»
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