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Quote by John Burroughs
One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not

One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then. – John Burroughs

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Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces there are in him. – John Burroughs

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

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Philosophy is a state of fermentation, a process without final outcome. – Esa Saarinen

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The natural philosophers are mostly gone. We modern scientists are adding too many decimals. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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Philosophers, for the most part, are constitutionally timid, and dislike the unexpected. Few of them would be genuinely happy as pirates or burglars. Accordingly they invent systems which make the future calculable, at least in its main outlines. – Bertrand Russell

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We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do. – Francis Bacon

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It is precisely the purpose of the public opinion generated by the press to make the public incapable of judging, to insinuate into it the attitude of someone irresponsible, uninformed. – Walter Benjamin

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You put a song on the record or on tape and you stop singing it. You just dont sit around and sing it anymore unless youre performing. Thats kind of sad. – Rick Danko

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There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live. – John Adams

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Hot chocolate is like a hug from the inside. – Violet Sueno

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