Quotation by

John Burroughs

Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral.

John Burroughs

Nature

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

John Burroughs means that nature shows us lessons through experience rather than directly telling us what to do or giving clear moral advice. He suggests that it’s simpler to get a physical reaction from nature, like a spark from a stone, than to find straightforward ethical guidance within it.

More by this author

All quotes by John Burroughs →

More quotes about Nature

See all →

I have a bit of a rebellious nature.

It's human nature to be curious about people, and to be more curious about young people than old people. We want to cheer something on at the same time we want to tear it down. That's just so normal.

I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.

There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some egregious blunder.

Nature says women are human beings, men have made religions to deny it. Nature says women are human beings, men cry out no!

There were no temples or shrines among us save those of nature.