Quotes about nature
nature book heart
Careless of books, yet having felt the power Of Nature, by the gentle agency Of natural objects, led me on to feel For passions that were not my own, and think (At random and imperfectly indeed) On man, the heart of man, and human life. William Wordsworth
nature prayer kindness
. . .this prayer I make, Knowing that Nature never did betray The heart that loved her; 't is her privilege, Through all the years of this our life, to lead From joy to joy: for she can so inform The mind that is within us, so impress With quietness and beauty, and so feed With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all The dreary intercourse of daily life, Shall e'er prevail against us, or disturb Our cheerful faith, that all which we behold Is full of blessings. William Wordsworth
nature blow moon
Let the moon shine on the in thy solitary walk; and let the misty mountain-winds be free to blow against thee. William Wordsworth
nature heart years
Knowing that Nature never did betray the heart that loved her; 'tis her privilege, through all the years of this our life, to lead from joy to joy. William Wordsworth
nature book joy
May books and nature be their early joy! William Wordsworth
nature mountain earth
Therefore am I still a lover of the meadows and the woods, and mountains; and of all that we behold from this green earth. William Wordsworth
nature
For nature then to me was all in all. William Wordsworth
nature years feels
She seemed a thing that could not feel the touch of earthly years. William Wordsworth
nature teach
What we have loved Others will love And we will teach them how. William Wordsworth
nature humanity environmental
For I have learned to look on nature, not as in the hour of thoughtless youth, but hearing oftentimes the still, sad music of humanity. William Wordsworth
nature pleasure daffodil
one daffodil is worth a thousand pleasures, then one is too few. William Wordsworth
nature
Love can be founded upon Nature only. William Shenstone
nature flames two
Nature in her unfathomable designs had mixed us of clay and flame, of brain and mind, that the two things hang indubitably together and determine each other's being but how or why, no mortal may ever know. William James
nature motivation people
The time when you need to do something is when no one else is willing to do it, when people are saying it can't be done. Will Durant
nature equality independence
Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal. Will Durant
nature taken mean
Nature. As the word is now commonly used it excludes nature's most interesting productions-the works of man. Nature is usually taken to mean mountains, rivers, clouds and undomesticated animals and plants. I am not indifferent to this half of nature, but it interests me much less than the other half. Samuel Butler
nature men animal
Man, unlike the animals, has never learned that the sole purpose of life is to enjoy it. Samuel Butler
nature mistake design
Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them. Salvador Dali
nature fate firsts
Such is the miraculous nature of the future of exiles: what is first uttered in the impotence of an overheated apartment becomes the fate of nations. Salman Rushdie
nature ignorance responsibility
What is necessary to keep providing good care to nature has completely fallen into ignorance during the materialism era. Rudolf Steiner
nature powerful government
We are very fond of blaming the poor for destroying the environment. But often it is the powerful, including governments, that are responsible. Wangari Maathai
nature talking water
Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven't done a thing. You are just talking. Wangari Maathai
nature woods climate
a culture is no better than its woods W. H. Auden
nature moving reindeer
Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss W. H. Auden
nature long delight
When all within is peace How nature seems to smile Delights that never cease The live-long day beguile William Cowper
nature travel names
Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God. William Cowper
nature wind snow
The snow, the wind, the sun and the sounds of nature, can all be reminders to you that you're an integral part of the natural world. Wayne Dyer
nature lying flower
Landscapes of great wonder and beauty lie under our feet and all around us. They are discovered in tunnels in the ground, the heart of flowers, the hollows of trees, fresh-water ponds, seaweed jungles between tides, and even drops of water. Life in these hidden worlds is more startling in reality than anything we can imagine. How could this earth of ours, which is only a speck in the heavens, have so much variety of life, so many curious and exciting creatures? Walt Disney
nature business simplicity
After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on - have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear - what remains? Nature remains. Walt Whitman
nature travel flower
You must not know too much or be too precise or scientific about birds and trees and flowers and watercraft; a certain free-margin , or even vagueness - ignorance, credulity - helps your enjoyment of these things. Walt Whitman
nature ease standing
Me imperturbe, standing at ease in nature. Walt Whitman
nature stars believe
I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars. Walt Whitman
nature animal leaves-of-grass
This is what you should do; love the Earth and sun and the animals... Walt Whitman