Quote by John Burroughs
Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in sto

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

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

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Gossip is natures telephone. – Sholom Aleichem

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I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright. – Henry David Thoreau

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A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man. – Tacitus

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