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Nature has given man one tongue, but two ears, that we may hear twice as much as we speak
Nature has given man one tongue, but two ears, that we may hear twice as much as we speak
Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to do the opposite, that is read more
Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to do the opposite, that is to commence with experience and from this to proceed to investigate the reason.
What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very imperfectly, and that must fill read more
What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very imperfectly, and that must fill a thinking person with a feeling of humility. This is a genuinely religious feeling that has nothing to do with mysticism
Nature, exerting an unwearied power,
Forms, opens, and gives scent to every flower;
Spreads the fresh verdure read more
Nature, exerting an unwearied power,
Forms, opens, and gives scent to every flower;
Spreads the fresh verdure of the field, and leads
The dancing Naiads through the dewy meads.
To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with read more
To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.
Sentimentality about nature denatures everything it touches.
Sentimentality about nature denatures everything it touches.
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.
In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.
In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.
There are no grotesques in nature; not anything framed to fill up
empty cantons, and unnecessary spaces.
There are no grotesques in nature; not anything framed to fill up
empty cantons, and unnecessary spaces.
