English - Writer | November 6, 1848 - August 14, 1887
An inspiration - a long, deep breath of the pure air of thought - could alone give health to the heart.
Richard Jefferies
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This sunlight linked me through the ages to that past consciousness.
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Science, as illustrated by the printing press, the telegraph, the railway, is a double-edged sword. At the same moment that it puts an enormous power in the hands of the good man, it also offers an equal advantage to the evil disposed.
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A kestrel can and does hover in the dead calm of summer days, when there is not the faintest breath of wind. He will, and does, hover in the still, soft atmosphere of early autumn, when the gossamer falls in showers, coming straight down as if it were raining silk.
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It is quite true that women like courage, and that boldness often goes a long way; but it is questionable whether with high-bred natures a subdued, quiet, and delicate manner does not go still further.
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Grief falls upon human beings as the rain, not selecting good or evil, visiting the innocent, condemning those who have done no wrong.
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The lover of nature has the highest art in his soul.
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If every plant and flower were found in all places, the charm of locality would not exist. Everything varies, and that gives the interest.
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It would seem that the ant works its way tentatively, and, observing where it fails, tries another place and succeeds.
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The heart has a yearning for the unknown, a longing to penetrate the deep shadow and the winding glade, where, as it seems, no human foot has been.
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The impression left after watching the motions of birds is that of extreme mobility - a life of perpetual impulse checked only by fear.
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It is injurious to the mind as well as to the body to be always in one place and always surrounded by the same circumstances.
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