Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast... a p…

Edward Abbey
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Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast... a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. ✨ Saving Nature's Legacy : Protecting and Restoring Biodiversity by Reed F. Noss, Allen Y. Cooperrider, and Rodger Schlickeisen, (p. 338), 1994.
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