"Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been my religion" — John Burroughs

The best wine is the oldest, the best water the newest.

Source: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790-1793)

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all

Source: Miscellaneous Aphorisms (1911)

I am large, I contain multitudes.

Source: Leaves of Grass, Song of Myself (1892 edition)

Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.

Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance

For thy sake, tobacco, I would do anything but die

John Burroughs Quote