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    Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.

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External nature is only internal nature writ large.

External nature is only internal nature writ large.

by Swami Vivekananda Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Nature is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere.

Nature is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere.

by Blaise Pascal Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Summer makes me drowsy. Autumn makes me sing. Winter's pretty lousy, but I hate Spring.

Summer makes me drowsy. Autumn makes me sing. Winter's pretty lousy, but I hate Spring.

by Dorothy Parker Found in: Nature Quotes,
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No sight is more provocative of awe than is the night sky.

No sight is more provocative of awe than is the night sky.

by Llewelyn Powys Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Nature means Necessity.

Nature means Necessity.

by Philip James Bailey Found in: Nature Quotes,
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There are mystically in our faces certain characters which carry in them the motto of our souls, wherin he that read more

There are mystically in our faces certain characters which carry in them the motto of our souls, wherin he that cannot read A, B, C may read our natures.

by Sir Thomas Browne Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them read more

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.

by Salvador Dali 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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It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that read more

It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.

by Robert Louis Stevenson Found in: Nature Quotes,
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