Quotes about nature
nature book reading
Thou mayest as well expect to grow stronger by always eating as wiser by always reading. Too much overcharges Nature, and turns more into disease than nourishment. 'Tis thought and digestion which makes books serviceable, and give health and vigor to the mind. R. Buckminster Fuller
nature space eight
Our little Spaceship Earth is only eight thousand miles in diameter, which is almost a negligible dimension in the great vastness of space. R. Buckminster Fuller
nature trying hardship
Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on us. We are not the only experiment. R. Buckminster Fuller
nature educational struggle
There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly. R. Buckminster Fuller
nature believe realizing
I'm not into organized religion. I'm into believing in a higher source of creation, realizing we're all just part of nature. Neil Young
nature people fickle
...people are by nature fickle, and it is easy to persuade them of something, but difficult to keep them persuaded. Niccolo Machiavelli
nature teaching ambition
Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have aspiring minds. Niccolo Machiavelli
nature sound needs
What we most need to do is to hear within us the sound of the Earth crying. Nhat Hanh
nature ocean rain
We inter-breath with the rain forests, we drink from the oceans. They are part of our own body. Nhat Hanh
nature air water
The true miracle is not walking on water or walking in air, but simply walking on this earth. Nhat Hanh
nature powerful coercion
The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to coercion and manipulation by the powerful. Noam Chomsky
nature believe hero
Resistance is feasible even for those who are not heroes by nature, and it is an obligation, I believe, for those who fear the consequences and detest the reality of the attempt to impose American hegemony. Noam Chomsky
nature garden way
What I love about the currawongs is the way in which they appear from nowhere and, for a brief period, rule the garden's soundscape, only to disappear as quickly as they arrived. John Gould
nature men calm
There is religion in everything around us, - a calm and holy religion in the unbreathing things of Nature, which man would do well to imitate. John Greenleaf Whittier
nature flower eden
Nature eschews regular lines; she does not shape her lines by a common model. Not one of Eve's numerous progeny in all respects resembles her who first culled the flowers of Eden. To the infinite variety and picturesque inequality of nature we owe the great charm of her uncloying beauty. John Greenleaf Whittier
nature heaven earth
Nature is the first tutor. No one remains untouched or unschooled by the earth, seasons, and heavens. Kay Redfield Jamison
nature book volume
The volume of Nature is the book of knowledge. Oliver Goldsmith
nature zoos church
Nature is to zoos as God is to churches. Margaret Atwood
nature spring garden
In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. Margaret Atwood
nature victory haughty
Victory is by nature insolent and haughty. Marcus Tullius Cicero
nature world excellent
The beauty of the world and the orderly arrangement of everything celestial makes us confess that there is an excellent and eternal nature, which ought to be worshiped and admired by all mankind. Marcus Tullius Cicero
nature law opinion
Not in opinion but in nature is law founded. Marcus Tullius Cicero
nature law opposites
Law is the highest reason implanted in Nature, which commands what ought to be done and forbids the opposite. Marcus Tullius Cicero
nature fields dimensions
Nature has circumscribed the field of life within small dimensions, but has left the field of glory unmeasured. Marcus Tullius Cicero
nature sacred obedience
I follow nature as the surest guide, and resign myself with implicit obedience to her sacred ordinances. Marcus Tullius Cicero
nature men study
There are more men ennobled by study than by nature. Marcus Tullius Cicero
nature law impossible
What is impossible by the nature of things is not confirmed by any law. Marcus Tullius Cicero
nature annihilation
Nature abhors annihilation. [Lat., Ab interitu naturam abhorrere.] Marcus Tullius Cicero
nature mistake philosophical
It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error. Marcus Tullius Cicero
nature real book
The Louvre is a good book to consult, but it must only be an intermediary. The real and immense study that must be taken up is the manifold picture of nature. Paul Cezanne
nature eye order
In order to make progress, there is only nature, and the eye is turned through contact with her. Paul Cezanne
nature men quality
It is only the superficial qualities that last. Man's deeper nature is soon found out. Oscar Wilde
nature extinction
There is no place in nature for extinction. Lucretius