We are as much strangers in nature, as we are aliens from God. We do not understand the notes of birds. The fox and the deer run away from us; the bear and tiger rend us. We do not know the uses of more than a few plants, as corn and the apple, the potato […]
Nature Quotes
Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
Till o’er the wreck, emerging from the storm, Immortal Nature lifts her changeful form: Mounts from her funeral pyre on wings of flame, And soars and shines, another and the same.
It is one of the first days of Spring, and I sit once more in the old garden where I hear no faintest echo of the obscene rumbling of London streets which are yet so little away. Here the only movement I am conscious of is that of the trees shooting forth their first sprays […]
I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we only will tune in.
Nature never breaks her own laws.
The only straight line in Nature that I remember is the spider swinging down from a twig.
In our days those who love Nature are accused of being romantic.
First I shall make some experiments before I proceed further, because my intention is to consult experience first and then by reasoning show why such experiment is bound to work in such a way. And this is the true rule by which those who analyze natural effects must proceed; and although nature begins with the […]
A life in harmony with nature, the love of truth and virtue, will purge the eyes to understanding her text.
