Quote by John Burroughs
Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of charac

Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the influence of family the tyranny of culture; and finally the power of climate and environment; and we are free, only to the extent we rise above these. – John Burroughs

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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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For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice — no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service. – John Burroughs

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It is by no means certain that our individual personality is the single inhabitant of these our corporeal frames… We all do things both awake and asleep which surprise us. Perhaps we have cotenants in this house we live in. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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After puberty the personality develops impetuously and all extraneous intervention becomes odious. . . . Now it so happens that parents feel the responsibility towards their children precisely during this second period, when it is too late. – Antonio Gramsci

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Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month I can be myself. – Roseanne Barr

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Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower. – Charles M. Schwab

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People who believe they have the power to exercise some measure of control over their lives are healthier, more effective and more successful than those who lack faith in their ability to effect changes in their lives. – Albert Bandura

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God never ends anything on a negative God always ends on a positive. – Edwin Louis Cole

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My dads side of the family had lots of artists and musicians. Theres an emotional, quite sentimental quality to Slavic culture. Its very open, it loves art, it loves music, it loves literature. Its very warm, its very up, its very down. I would celebrate that. – Nick Clegg

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At the end of the day, money is just a proxy for votes. That is what makes politics so vulnerable to social media. – Sean Parker

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