Quote Genre: Nature

John Ruskin – ‘Of all the things that oppre…

‘Of all the things that oppress me this sense of the evil working of nature herself my disgust at her barbarity clumsiness darkness bitter mockery of herself is the most desolating.’

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William D. Ruckelshaus – ‘Nature provides a free lunch…

‘Nature provides a free lunch but only if we control our appetites.’

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Theodore Roosevelt – ‘To waste to destroy our natu…

‘To waste to destroy our natural resources to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by … Continue reading →

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William Blake – ‘The tree which moves some to…

‘The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see Nature all ridicule and deformity and some scarce see Nature at all. But to … Continue reading →

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Theodore Roethke – ‘All finite things reveal inf…

‘All finite things reveal infinitude: The mountain with its singular bright shade Like the blue shine on freshly frozen snow The after?light upon ice?burdened pines; Odor of basswood upon a mountain slope A scene beloved of bees; Silence of water … Continue reading →

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Henry Beston – ‘As well expect Nature to ans…

‘As well expect Nature to answer to your human values as to come into your house and sit in a chair.’

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Wendell Berry – ‘Whether we and our politicia…

‘Whether we and our politicians know it or not Nature is party to all our deals and decisions and she has more votes a longer memory and a sterner sense of justice than we do.’

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Henry Ward Beecher – ‘Good nature is worth more th…

‘Good nature is worth more than knowledge more than money more than honor.’

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Saint Bernard of Clairvaux – ‘What I know of the divine sc…

‘What I know of the divine science and Holy Scriptures I learnt in woods and fields.’

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Blaise Pascal – ‘Nature is an infinite sphere…

‘Nature is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere.’

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