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Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.
Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.
Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.
Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.
External nature is only internal nature writ large.
External nature is only internal nature writ large.
We who revel in nature's diversity and feel instructed by every animal tend to brand Homo sapiens as the greatest read more
We who revel in nature's diversity and feel instructed by every animal tend to brand Homo sapiens as the greatest catastrophe since the Cretaceous extinction.
In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.
In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.
Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art.
Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art.
 At the close of the day, when the hamlet is still
 And mortals the sweets of forgetfulness prove,
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 At the close of the day, when the hamlet is still
 And mortals the sweets of forgetfulness prove,
  When nought but the torrent is heard on the hill
   And nought but the nightingale's song in the grove. 
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.
 Nature abhors annihilation.
 [Lat., Ab interitu naturam abhorrere.]  
 Nature abhors annihilation.
 [Lat., Ab interitu naturam abhorrere.]