52 ordspråk av John Burroughs
John Burroughs
One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: "To rise above little things
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Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years.
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Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all.
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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. That's Acting 101. Then you start putting layers on top of that.
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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.
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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.
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That which distinguishes this day from all others is that then both orators and artillerymen shoot blank cartridges.
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The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.
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The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.
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The secret of happiness is having something meaningful to do, seeking purpose
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The secret of happiness is something to do.
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The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only a miracle can mend it.
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There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad.
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Time does not become sacred to us until we have lived it.
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To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter; to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring - these ar
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