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To 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

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John Burroughs
Age: 83 †
Born: 1837
Born: April 3
Died: 1921
Died: March 29
Essayist
Naturalist
Writer
Delaware County
New York
Simple
Spring
Simplify
Refreshed
Water
Elements
Ecology
Sauntering
Inspirational
Universal
Evening
Trekking
Night
Walking
Simplicity
Strolling
Nature
Walk
Rewards
Nest
Find
Walks
Gratitude
Thrilled
Enough
Stars
Bird
Exhilarating
Saunter
Life
Morning
Air
Nests
Elated

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Natural history is a matter of observation it is a harvest which you gather when and where you find it growing. Birds and squirrels and flowers are not always in season, but philosophy we have always with us. It is a crop which we can grow and reap at all times and in all places and it has its own value and brings its own satisfaction.
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