Man’s craving for the supernatural is as natural as our dis… - John Burroughs

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Man’s craving for the supernatural is as natural as our discounting of the present moment... The natural becomes trite and commonplace to us and we take refuge in an imaginary world above and beyond it.

John Burroughs

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John Burroughs (April 3, 1837 - March 29, 1921) was an American naturalist and nature essayist.

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