Look Under Foot by John Burroughs

Poem by John Burroughs (April 3, 1837-March 29, 1921), American naturalist and essayist important in the evolution of the U.S. conservation movement.





Look Under Foot


The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is "look under foot." You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power than you think.

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.

Do not despise your own place and hour. Every place is under the stars, every place is the center of the world.



- John Burroughs