The gift of perfume to a flower is a special grace like genius or like beauty, and never becomes common or cheap.
John BurroughsThe atmosphere of our time is fast being cleared of the fumes and deadly gases that arose during the carboniferous age of theology.
John BurroughsTo 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 are some of the rewards of the simple life.
John Burroughs