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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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Every walk to the woods is a religious rite, every bath in the stream is a saving ordinance. Communion service is at all hours, and the bread and wine are from the heart and marrow of Mother Earth. – John Burroughs

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Earth
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John Burroughs
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A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying. – John Burroughs

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Failure
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Socrates termed philosophy the preparation for death; but should it not rather be styled the patient endurance of life? – The Countess of Blessington, Desultory Thoughts and Reflections, 1839

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Philosophy

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains. – Alfred North Whitehead

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Philosophy

Nobody can have the consolations of religion or philosophy unless he has first experienced their desolations. – Aldous Huxley, Themes and Variations, 1950

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Philosophy

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

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Philosophy

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When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved not enough. – Maurice Maeterlinck, Wisdom and Destiny, 1901, translated by Alfred Sutro

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The drive toward complex technical achievement offers a clue to why the U.S. is good at space gadgetry and bad at slum problems. – John Kenneth Galbraith

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I have always adhered to two principles. The first one is to train hard and get in the best possible physical condition. The second is to forget all about the other fellow until you face him in the ring and the bell sounds for the fight. – Rocky Marciano

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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom. – Willie Stargell

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