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Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.
Egoistical opinion that a man is the king of nature was created by the man himself, so he can justify his wrong decisions.
Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth, are never alone or weary of life.
It's one of nature's way that we often feel closer to distant generations than to the generation immediately preceding us.
Therefore am I still a lover of the meadows and the woods, and mountains; and of all that we behold from this green earth.
Cooperation for mutual benefit, a survival strategy very common in natural systems, is one that humanity needs to emulate.
It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish and loses had it coming.
Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.
The truth of Nature is a part of the truth of God; to him who does not search it out, darkness; to him who does, infinity.
It's hard for the modern generation to understand Thoreau, who lived beside a pond but didn't own water skis or a snorkel.
The wonder of nature does not become smaller because one cannot measure it by the standards of human moral and human aims.
A smile appears on the faces of most archaic figures, a happiness of expression seeming to transcend that of human beings.
The boughs of no two trees ever have the same arrangement. Nature always produces individuals; She never produces classes.
I do not see a delegation for the four-footed. I see no seat for the eagles. We forget and we consider ourselves superior.
There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners.
For if one link in nature's chain might be lost, another might be lost, until the whole of things will vanish by piecemeal.
From dawn to dusk, winter to spring, summer & autumn; the contrasts of nature refresh the mind & renew our sense of balance
It is clear to me that unless we connect directly with the earth, we will not have the faintest clue why we should save it.
Children who played outside every day, regrdless of weather, had better motor coordination and more ability to concentrate.
Every well built house started in the form of a definite purpose plus a definite plan in the nature of a set of blueprints.
But we have to look after mother nature so she can look after us - the water, the soil, the air and all the life within it.
I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind.
Nature is not something to conquer, but something to learn from or to merge with and be part of - to dance with, celebrate.
Deism is the belief that nature and God are one and the same thing. If you study nature, you're getting insights about God.
Man is a marble piece; unlike Michelangelo's masterpieces, man is unconsciously carved and imperfectly shaped by the nature
Man's chief goal in life is still to become and stay human, and defend his achievements against the encroachment of nature.
The noble simplicity in the works of nature only too often originates in the noble shortsightedness of him who observes it.
I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.
To a child, and to an adult, too, what you discover by yourself, or what you think you discover by yourself, is what stays.
The secret of a person's nature lies in their religion and what they really believes about the world and their place in it.
There are two classes of poets - the poets by education and practice, these we respect; and poets by nature, these we love.
Scents bring memories, and many memories bring nostalgic pleasure. We would be wise to plan for this when we plant a garden.
Looking at scenes of nature, for even a short while, can help us become more insightful, more creative, and more productive.
I hope and pray that mother nature is leaving us alone to get on with the job of cleaning up and recovering from this event.
Nature, the handmaid of God Almighty, does nothing but with good advice, if we make research into the true reason of things.
To every one [Nature] appears in a form of his own. She hides herself in a thousand names and terms, and is always the same.
Really to see the sun rise or go down every day, so to relate ourselves to a universal fact, would preserve us sane forever.
Nature refuses to sympathize with our sorrow. She seems not to have provided for, but by a thousand contrivances against it.
Where innocent bright-eyes daisies are With blades of grass between, Each daisy stands up like a star Out of a sky of green.
I'm not into organized religion. I'm into believing in a higher source of creation, realizing we're all just part of nature.
If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.
Nature always wears the colors of the spirit. To a man laboring under calamity, the heat of his own fire hath sadness in it.
In our bones we need the natural curves of hills, the scent of chaparral, the whisper of pines, the possibility of wildness.
Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and is determined in its actions by itself alone.
One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the bodily symbol of identity.
Fragrance, whether strong or delicate, is a highly subjective matter, and one gardener's perfume is another gardener's stink.
Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price.
No matter how confused or deluded we may be at the moment, the underlying and essential nature of our being is clear and pure
Man by violating his own feelings becomes cruel. And how deeply seated in the human heart is the injunction not to take life.
Is it so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun, to have lived light in the sky, to have loved, to have thought, to have done?