Maxioms by John Burroughs
If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the read more
If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the old theology must go.
Without death and decay, how could life go on?
Without death and decay, how could life go on?
Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the influence of family the tyranny read more
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.
Literature is an investment of genius which has dividends to all subsequent times
Literature is an investment of genius which has dividends to all subsequent times
One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: "To rise above the little things."
One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: "To rise above the little things."