Nature never says one thing and wisdom another.

Nature never says one thing and wisdom another.

[T]reat Nature by the sphere, the cylinder and the cone. . . .

[T]reat Nature by the sphere, the cylinder and the cone. . . .

Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts through everywhere

Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts through everywhere

Nature means Necessity.

Nature means Necessity.

See one promontory, one mountain, one sea, one river and see all.

See one promontory, one mountain, one sea, one river and see all.

We cannot command nature except by obeying her.

We cannot command nature except by obeying her.

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if read more

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate read more

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.

What is tolerance? -- it is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us read more

What is tolerance? -- it is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly -- that is the first law of nature.