Nature Quotes
Modern man talks of a battle with nature, forgetting that, if he won the battle, he would find himself on the losing side
Self-preservation, nature's first great law, all the creatures, except man, doth awe.
It is not enough to understand the natural world; the point is to defend and preserve it.
Man is a political animal by nature; he is a scientist by chance or choice; he is a moralist because he is a man.
We're going to have to do a whole lot more, and give nature at least a chance to repair some of the damage we've done.
A log cabin symbolized the embrace between civilization and nature, humans literally wrapping the trees around them as they might draw on a coat and hat.
The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.
Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children?
This depravation of our nature is nothing else but the blotting of God's image in us.
The West of which I speak is but another name for the Wild, and what I have been preparing to say is, that in Wildness is the preservation of the World
It is not wise, or even possible, to divorce private behavior from public leadership.... By its very nature, true leadership carries with it the burden of being an example.
In order to control myself I must first accept myself by going with and not against my nature.
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.
As we do not see squares in nature, I thought that it is man-made. But I have corrected myself. Because squares exist in salt crystals, our daily salt.
even if you do the best you can in all things, your human nature must often fall short; so entrust yourself to God's goodness, for his goodness is greater than your failures.
I hear the wind among the trees Playing the celestial symphonies; I see the branches downward bent, Like keys of some great instrument.
Modern man no longer regards Nature as in any sense divine and feels perfectly free to behave toward her as an overweening conqueror and tyrant.
This monopoly over language is one of the means by which males have ensured their own primacy, and consequently have ensured the invisibility or 'other' nature of females.
When one has seen something of the world and human nature, one must conclude, after all, that between people in like stations of life there is very little difference the world over.
I think it's a very firm part of human nature that if you surround yourself with like-minded people, you'll end up thinking more extreme versions of what you thought before.
The supreme attainment of human life is divine bliss. Divine bliss is the nature of the Self.
What is true has never been a question to be decided by polls or popular opinion. Truth isn’t ‘democratic’—it’s something that God has written into the very fabric of nature.
Break open A cherry tree And there are no flowers; But the spring breeze Brings forth myriad blossoms.
What we call 'economic growth' is in fact a growth in waste and a decline in the health of natural habitat
Rugged strength and radiant beauty-- These were one in Nature's plan; Humble toil and heavenward duty-- These will form the perfect man.
No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it.... There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
There is a real world independent of our senses; the laws of nature were not invented by man, but forced on him by the natural world. They are the expression of a natural world order.
String Theory describes energy and matter as being composed of tiny, wiggling strands of energy that look like strings. And the pitch of a string's vibration determines the nature of its effect.
No longer conscious of my movement, I discovered a new unity with nature. I had found a new source of power and beauty, a source I never dreamt existed.
Human destiny is bound to remain a gamble, because at some unpredictable time and in some unforeseeable manner nature will strike back.
Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man.
The mind is very powerful. Therefore, it requires firm guidance. A powerful jet plane needs a good pilot; the pilot of your mind should be the wisdom that understands its nature.
For every moment the sea is peace and relief, there is another when it shivers and stirs to become chaos. It's just as ready to claim as it is to offer.
The willow is my favorite tree. I grew up near one. It's the most flexible tree in nature and nothing can break it - no wind, no elements, it can bend and withstand anything.
Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.
Earth is the holiest place in the Universe, loving the earth, and loving life is the way to generate positive vibrations.
The weather is nature's disruptor of human plans and busybodies. Of all the things on earth, nature's disruption is what we know we can depend on, as it is essentially uncontrolled by men.
As man sows, so shall he reap. In works of fiction, such men are sometimes converted. More often, in real life, they do not change their natures until they are converted into dust.
Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language.
Whether in the intellectual pursuits of science or in the mystical pursuits of the spirit, the light beckons ahead, and the purpose surging in our nature responds.