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    I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines.

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Things perfected by nature are better than those finished by art.
[Lat., Meliora sunt ea quae natura quam illa read more

Things perfected by nature are better than those finished by art.
[Lat., Meliora sunt ea quae natura quam illa quae arte perfecta
sunt.]

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A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the read more

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.

by James Dent Found in: Nature Quotes, Seasons Quotes,
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It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.

It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.

by Unknown Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Of all things visible, the highest is the heaven of the fixed stars.

Of all things visible, the highest is the heaven of the fixed stars.

by Nicolaus Copernicus Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out read more

Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral.

by John Burroughs Found in: Nature Quotes,
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How strange that nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude!

How strange that nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude!

by Emily Dickinson Found in: Nature Quotes,
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If there's a power above us, (and that there is all nature cries
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Through all her works) read more

If there's a power above us, (and that there is all nature cries
aloud
Through all her works) he must delight in virtue.

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Nature has neither kernel nor shell; she is everything at once

Nature has neither kernel nor shell; she is everything at once

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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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