"The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are." ― John Burroughs Topic(s): Great Tags: distant More From John Burroughs "I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see." "If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the old theology must go." "I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral." More In Great "The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it."― William James "My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with."― Oprah Winfrey "Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in so many trifling things to help rid us of our time, which will never return."― Samuel Johnson