Quote by John Burroughs
Science has done more for the development of western civilization

Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years. – John Burroughs

Other quotes by John Burroughs

A man can fail many times, but he isnt a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. – John Burroughs

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Failure
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I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read and all the friends I want to see. – John Burroughs

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Thinking of You
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I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral. – John Burroughs

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History
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Other Quotes from
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My fiction is reviewed by the mainstream press, by science fiction periodicals, romance magazines, small press publications and various other journals, including some usually devoted to archaeological and other science material. – Jean M. Auel

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Science

Malevolent criticisms will not disturb my peace of mind, I shall take no notice of them, however carefully they may be dressed up in the garb of science. – Sebastian Kneipp, 1889, translated from German, introduction to Thus Shalt Thou

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Science

Anthropologists are a connecting link between poets and scientists though their field-work among primitive peoples has often made them forget the language of science. – Robert Graves

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Science

Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response. – Arthur M. Schlesinger

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Science

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Men must turn square corners when they deal with the Government. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others. – Dalai Lama

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The study of history and philosophy, accompanied by some acquaintance with art and literature, should be for lawyers and engineers as well as for those who study in arts faculties. – Terry Eagleton

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Only as far as a man is happily married to himself is he fit for married life and family life in general. – Novalis

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