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Quote by John Burroughs
Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are mor

Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all. – 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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John Burroughs
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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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Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing. – Alexander Pope

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Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision. – Ayn Rand

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A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers round him a mysterious veil of unknown sanctity, and men honor him for a saint. The unknown is always wonderful. – Frederick William Robertson

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Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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