Author: Richard Jefferies

Quotes

To the soul, there is no past and no future; all is, and will be ever, in now. For artificial purposes time is mutually agreed on, but there is really no such thing.

To the soul, there is no past and no future; all is, and will be ever, in now. For artificial purposes time is mutually agreed on, but there is really no such thing.

- Richard Jefferies

Is there anything so delicious as the first exploration of a great library - alone - unwatched?

Is there anything so delicious as the first exploration of a great library - alone - unwatched?

- Richard Jefferies

I believe in the human form; let me find something, some method, by which that form may achieve the utmost beauty.

I believe in the human form; let me find something, some method, by which that form may achieve the utmost beauty.

- Richard Jefferies

A man, to read, must read alone. He may make extracts, he may work at books in company; but to read, to absorb, he must be solitary.

A man, to read, must read alone. He may make extracts, he may work at books in company; but to read, to absorb, he must be solitary.

- Richard Jefferies

Give me power of soul, so that I may actually effect by its will that which I strive for.

Give me power of soul, so that I may actually effect by its will that which I strive for.

- Richard Jefferies

An inspiration - a long, deep breath of the pure air of thought - could alone give health to the heart.

An inspiration - a long, deep breath of the pure air of thought - could alone give health to the heart.

- Richard Jefferies

I desire a greatness of soul, an irradiance of mind, a deeper insight, a broader hope.

I desire a greatness of soul, an irradiance of mind, a deeper insight, a broader hope.

- Richard Jefferies

The impression left after watching the motions of birds is that of extreme mobility - a life of perpetual impulse checked only by fear.

The impression left after watching the motions of birds is that of extreme mobility - a life of perpetual impulse checked only by fear.

- Richard Jefferies

The lover of nature has the highest art in his soul.

The lover of nature has the highest art in his soul.

- Richard Jefferies

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