The queen, I say, is the mother bee; it is undoubtedly complimenting her to call her a queen and invest her with regal authority, yet she is a superb creature and looks every inch a queen. John Burroughs authoritybeecall Change image and share on social
The animal world seizes its food in masses little and big, and often gorges itself with it, but the vegetable, through the agency of the solvent power of water, absorbs its nourishment molecule by molecule. John Burroughs absorbagencyanimal share on social
The Nature Lover is not looking for mere facts but for meanings, for something he can translate into terms of his own life. John Burroughs factlifelover Change image and share on social
Emerson stands apart from the other poets and essayists of New England, and of English literature generally, as of another order. He is a reversion to an earlier type, the type of the bard, the skald, the poet-seer. John Burroughs bardearlyemerson share on social
He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter. John Burroughs admirationbeautyequal Change image and share on social
The country is more of a wilderness, more of a wild solitude, in the winter than in the summer. The wild comes out. The urban, the cultivated, is hidden or negatived. John Burroughs countrycultivatehide Change image and share on social
Fear, love, and hunger were the agents that developed the wits of the lower animals, as they were, of course, the prime factors in developing the intelligence of man. John Burroughs agentanimaldevelop Change image and share on social
Writing is reporting what we saw after the vision has left us. It is catching the fish which the tide has left far up on our shores in the low and depressed places. John Burroughs catchdepressfish Change image and share on social
If one gains an interest in the history of the earth, he is quite sure to gain an interest in the history of the life on the earth. If the former illustrates the theory of development, so must the latter. The geologist is pretty sure to be an evolutionist. John Burroughs developmentearthevolutionist share on social