The floating vapour is just as true an illustration of the law of gravity as the falling avalanche.
John BurroughsThen, again, how annoying to be told it is only five miles to the next place when it is really eight or ten!
John BurroughsMan is, and always has been, a maker of gods. It has been the most serious and significant occupation of his sojourn in the world.
John BurroughsThe Universe is a pretty big place... And the one thing I know about nature is it hates to waste anything. So I guess I'd say if it is just us, an awful lot of space is going to waste. The earth is not alone, it is not like a single apple on a tree; there are many apples on the tree, and there are many trees in the orchard.
John Burroughs