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    How long can men thrive between walls of brick, walking on asphalt pavements, breathing the fumes of coal and of oil, growing, working, dying, with hardly a thought of wind, and sky, and fields of grain, seeing only machine-made beauty, the mineral-like quality of life?

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There is no forgiveness in nature.

There is no forgiveness in nature.

by Ugo Betti Found in: Nature Quotes,
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We do not inherit this land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.

We do not inherit this land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.

by Haida Indian Saying Found in: Nature Quotes,
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We could have saved the Earth but we were too damned cheap.

We could have saved the Earth but we were too damned cheap.

by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Earth laughs in flowers.

Earth laughs in flowers.

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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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Man is a blind, witless, low brow, anthropocentric clod who inflicts lesions upon the earth.

Man is a blind, witless, low brow, anthropocentric clod who inflicts lesions upon the earth.

by Ian Mcharg Found in: Nature Quotes,
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A man is related to all nature.

A man is related to all nature.

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raspberry drupelets cluster around a cavern of emptiness
(paraphrased from her talk on C Span's Book TV).

raspberry drupelets cluster around a cavern of emptiness
(paraphrased from her talk on C Span's Book TV).

by Anita Diamant Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more and more.

Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more and more.

by Vincent Van Gogh Found in: Nature Quotes,
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