John Burroughs

Without death and decay, how could life go on?

Without death and decay, how could life go on?

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.

I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral.

I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral.

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."

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.