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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

Other quotes by John Burroughs

To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, but to imagine your facts is another. – John Burroughs

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Reality
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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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Society
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To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. – Jane Austen

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The nature of God is a circle of which the center is everywhere and the circumference is nowhere. – Empedocles

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I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence but I do claim that it has its basis in the laws of nature rather than in the state of nature. – Herbert Read

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A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office. – Hubert H. Humphrey

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Music is the soundtrack to the crappy movie that is my life. – Chris Rock

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Those who insist on having hostilities with us, kill and destroy the option of friendship with us in the future, which is unfortunate because it is clear the future belongs to Iran and that enmities will be fruitless. – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions. – Elie Wiesel

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I dont know if Jim was a major part of that or not. He is one of a small group of real storytellers. He has enormous imagination and ability to write. Im glad hes coming back. Its going to be good for the show. – Matthew Ashford

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Imagination