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

Other quotes by John Burroughs

Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls. The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. Thats Acting 101. Then you start putting layers on top of that. – 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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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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My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the ropes which confine him to earth and trying to haul him down. – Louisa May Alcott, in Life, Letters, and Journals, ed. E.D. Cheney, 1889

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Philosophy is a study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently. – Anon.

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Upon the whole, I am inclined to think that the far greater part, if not all, of those difficulties which have hitherto amused philosophers, and blocked up the way to knowledge, are entirely owing to our selves. That we have first raised a dust, and then complain, we cannot see. – George Berkeley

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Philosophy cannot raise the commonalty up to her level: so, if she is to become popular, she must sink to theirs. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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The best thing Ive done with my money is buy a house for my family. You wake up to a house you love and you feel like somebody. – Ice Cube

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Now that we are cool, he said, and regret that we hurt each other, I am not sorry that it happened. – William Henry Hudson

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