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    Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term art, I should call it "the Reproduction of what the senses perceive in nature through the veil of the mist

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Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds,
Exhilarate the spirit, and restore
The tone of languid Nature.

Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds,
Exhilarate the spirit, and restore
The tone of languid Nature.

by William Cowper Found in: Nature Quotes,
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It occurred to me that if this were a sight that could be seen only once in a century, this read more

It occurred to me that if this were a sight that could be seen only once in a century, this little headland would be thronged with spectators.

by Rachel Carson Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Rain! whose soft architectural hands have power to cut stones, and chisel to shapes of grandeur the very mountains.

Rain! whose soft architectural hands have power to cut stones, and chisel to shapes of grandeur the very mountains.

by Henry Ward Beecher Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Nature never says one thing and wisdom another.

Nature never says one thing and wisdom another.

by Decimus Junius Juvenal Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Eagles come in all shapes and sizes, but you will recognize them chiefly by their attitudes.

Eagles come in all shapes and sizes, but you will recognize them chiefly by their attitudes.

by E. F. Schumacher Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.

Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.

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Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Joy Quotes, Nature Quotes,
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What is art? Nature concentrated.

What is art? Nature concentrated.

by Honore De Balzac Found in: Nature Quotes,
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For the nature of women is closely allied to art

For the nature of women is closely allied to art

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