John Burroughs Quote

Rocks do not recommend the land to the tiller of the soil, but they recommend it to those who reap a harvest of another sort - the artist, the poet, the walker, the student and lover of all primitive open-air things.


The Writings of John Burroughs (Volume 19), Chapter II (p. 40)


Rocks do not recommend the land to the tiller of the soil, but they recommend it to those who reap a harvest of another sort - the artist, the poet,...

Rocks do not recommend the land to the tiller of the soil, but they recommend it to those who reap a harvest of another sort - the artist, the poet,...

Rocks do not recommend the land to the tiller of the soil, but they recommend it to those who reap a harvest of another sort - the artist, the poet,...

Rocks do not recommend the land to the tiller of the soil, but they recommend it to those who reap a harvest of another sort - the artist, the poet,...