Joseph Wood Krutch Quotes

If people destroy something replaceable made by mankind, they are called vandals; if they destroy something irreplaceable made by God, they are called developers.

Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude.

If we do not permit the earth to produce beauty and joy, it will in the end not produce food, either.

The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and one thing only.

Though many have tried, no one has ever yet explained away the decisive fact that science, which can do so much, cannot decide what it ought to do.

Security depends not so much upon how much you hav... -Joseph Wood Krutch

Security depends not so much upon how much you have, as upon how much you can do without.

Cats seem to go on the principle that it never doe... -Joseph Wood Krutch

Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.

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It humorously alludes to the behavior of cats, suggestingthat cats tend to approach situations with the belief that it is harmless or acceptable to ask for what they want, implying their assertiveness and confidence in expressing their desires.

It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mot... -Joseph Wood Krutch

It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder.

Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many different ailments, but I have never heard of one who suffered from insomnia.

Joseph Wood Krutch Quotes

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