How much there is in books that one does not want to know, that it would be a mere weariness and burden to the spirit to know.
John BurroughsThe spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only a miracle can mend it.
John BurroughsThe five original nuclear weapon states I mentioned - U.S., Britain, France, China, and Russia - under the NPT have committed to the achievement of the elimination of their nuclear arsenals through good faith negotiations of nuclear disarmament - that's Article Six of the treaty.
John BurroughsAll sounds are sharper in winter; the air transmits better. At night I hear more distinctly the steady roar of the North Mountain. In summer it is a sort of complacent purr, as the breezes stroke down its sides; but in winter always the same low, sullen growl.
John Burroughs