A man’s life may stagnate as literally as water may stagnate, and just as motion and direction...

A man’s life may stagnate as literally as water may stagnate, and just as motion and direction are the remedy for one, so purpose and activity are the remedy for the other.

John Burroughs

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John Burroughs

American naturalist and essayist

April 3rd, 1837 - March 29th, 1921

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