Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all. – John Burroughs
If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the old theology must go. – John Burroughs
I always feel at home where the sugar maple grows…. glorious in autumn, a fountain of coolness in summer, sugar in its veins, gold in its foliage, warmth in its fibers, and health in it the year round. – John Burroughs
I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral. – John Burroughs