Hal Borland Quotes

A collection of quotes by Hal Borland.

Hal Borland (1900-1978) was an American author and naturalist. He was born and raised in Nebraska but spent most of his life in Connecticut. Borland worked as a journalist and columnist for The New York Times, where he wrote the popular "outdoor" column. His passion for nature and deep knowledge of the natural world led him to become a prolific writer. Borland authored numerous books, including "Country Editor's Boy," "Beyond Your Doorstep," and "A View of the Woods," which showcased his love for rural life and the beauty of the natural environment.

Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on,

Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.

You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squ

You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet.

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.

Winter Spring Lasts

Consider the wheelbarrow. It may lack the grace of an airpla

Consider the wheelbarrow. It may lack the grace of an airplane, the speed of an automobile, the initial capacity of a freight car, but its humble wheel marked out the path of what civilization we still have.

The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains loc

The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls faith rather than reason.

Here comes February, a little girl with her first valentine,

Here comes February, a little girl with her first valentine, a red bow in her wind-blown hair, a kiss waiting on her lips, a tantrum just back of her laughter.

Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like i

Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.

Summer is a promissory note signed in June, its long days sp

Summer is a promissory note signed in June, its long days spent and gone before you know it, and due to be repaid next January.

March is a tomboy with tousled hair, a mischievous smile, mu

March is a tomboy with tousled hair, a mischievous smile, mud on her shoes and a laugh in her voice.

Have you ever been out for a late autumn walk in the closing

Have you ever been out for a late autumn walk in the closing part of the afternoon and suddenly looked up to realize that the leaves have practically all gone? And the sun has set and the day gone before you knew it

You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or squir

You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet.

If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company

If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.

Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing

Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.

Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom but the u

Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom but the ultimate wisdom, which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls forth faith rather than reason.

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips it's turn.

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips it's turn.

For all his learning or sophistication, man still instinctiv

For all his learning or sophistication, man still instinctively reaches towards that force beyond. Only arrogance can deny its existence, and the denial falters in the face of evidence on every hand. In every tuft of grass, in every bird, in every opening bud, there it is.