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    Use what talent you possess-the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.

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Sentimentality about nature denatures everything it touches.

Sentimentality about nature denatures everything it touches.

by Jane Jacobs Found in: Nature Quotes,
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I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they read more

I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do.

by John Muir 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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I drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods.

I drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods.

by Georg Trakl Found in: Nature Quotes,
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The Sun, Moon and Stars are there to guide us.

The Sun, Moon and Stars are there to guide us.

by Dennis Banks Found in: Nature Quotes,
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I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can read more

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.

by Elwyn Brooks White Found in: Nature Quotes,
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A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious read more

A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease.

by John Muir Found in: Nature Quotes,
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There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.

There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope ever upward towards consciousness; the read more

Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope ever upward towards consciousness; the trees are imperfect men, and seem to bemoan their imprisonment, rooted in the ground.

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