Joseph Wood Krutch quotes

Joseph Wood Krutch was an American writer, critic, and naturalist known for his thoughtful writings on nature and the human condition. His books and essays often explored the relationship between humanity and the natural world. He became a respected voice in environmental philosophy and literary criticism. Here are 20 of his quotes:

Security depends not so much upon how much you have, as upon how much you can do without. (Joseph Wood Krutch)
When a man wantonly destroys one of the works of man we call him Vandal. When he wantonly destroys one of the works of God we call him Sportsman. View quote
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If people destroy something replaceable made by mankind, they are called vandals; if they destroy something irreplaceable made by God, they are called developers. View quote
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Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude. View quote
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The most serious charge which can be brought against New England is not Puritanism but February. View quote
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Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence. View quote
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Technology made large populations possible; large populations now make technology indispensable. View quote
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It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder. View quote
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If we do not permit the earth to produce beauty and joy, it will in the end not produce food, either. View quote
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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. View quote
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Few people have ever seriously wished to be exclusively rational. The good life which most desire is a life warmed by passions and touched with that ceremonial grace which is impossible without some affectionate loyalty to traditional form and ceremonies. (Joseph Wood Krutch)
Both the cockroach and the bird would get along very well without us, although the cockroach would miss us most. View quote
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Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want. View quote
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It is sometimes easier to head an institute for the study of child guidance than it is to turn one brat into a decent human being. View quote
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There is no such thing as a dangerous woman; there are only susceptible men. View quote
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Any euphemism ceases to be euphemistic after a time and the true meaning begins to show through. It's a losing game, but we keep on trying. View quote
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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. View quote
Joseph Wood Krutch
What a man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants. View quote
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Only those within whose own consciousness the sun rise and set, the leaves burgeon and wither, can be said to be aware of what living is. View quote
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As machines get to be more and more like men, men will come to be more like machines. View quote
Joseph Wood Krutch

Joseph Wood Krutch

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Occupation: American Writer
Born: November 25, 1893
Died: May 22, 1970
Quotes count: 20
Wikipedia: Joseph Wood Krutch

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