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The secret of happiness is something to do.
Burroughs, John
Happiness

For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice -- no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service.
Burroughs, John
Self-sacrifice

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.
Burroughs, John
Life and Living

One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then.
Burroughs, John
Philosophers and Philosophy

Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all.
Burroughs, John
Men

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.
Burroughs, John
Opportunity

Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the influence of family the tyranny of culture; and finally the power of climate and environment; and we are free, only to the extent we rise above these.
Burroughs, John
Temperament

Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man.
Burroughs, John
Travel and Tourism

It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.
Burroughs, John
Belief

A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying.
Burroughs, John
Blame

Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces there are in him.
Burroughs, John
Fun

How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.
Burroughs, John
Age and Aging