When a herd of cattle see a strange object, they are not satisfied till each one has sniffed it; and the horse is cured of his fright at the robe, or the meal-bag, or other object, as soon as he can be induced to smell it. There is a great deal of speculation in the eye of an animal, but very little science. John Burroughs
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  1. Do not despise your own place and hour. Every place is under the stars, every place is the center of the world.

  2. I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.

  3. The secret of happiness is something to do

  4. One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: ‘To rise above little things’.

  5. To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.

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