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The quote suggests that travel and social contact can improve a person, but constant restlessness can also prevent someone from developing depth or character. It argues that a little accumulation of experience, habits, or even flaws is not necessarily bad.
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About John Burroughs
American naturalist and nature essayist
John Burroughs was an American naturalist and nature essayist. He was active in the conservation movement in the United States and is remembered for writing about the natural world. His first essay collection, Wake-Robin, appeared in 1871. Burroughs’s work helped shape American nature writing, with essays that reflect close attention to landscapes, plants, and wildlife.
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Books by John Burroughs
Winter Sunshine
1895