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    Millions of stars blazed in darkness, and on the far shore a few lights burned in cottages. Otherwise there was no reminder of human life.

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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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Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.

Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.

by Aeschylus Found in: Nature Quotes,
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It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.

It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.

by Dan Quayle Found in: Nature Quotes,
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See one promontory (said Socrates of old) one mountain, one sea,
one river, and see all.

See one promontory (said Socrates of old) one mountain, one sea,
one river, and see all.

by Robert Burton 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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Life has loveliness to sell, all beautiful and splendid things, blue waves whitened on a cliff, soaring fire that sways read more

Life has loveliness to sell, all beautiful and splendid things, blue waves whitened on a cliff, soaring fire that sways and sings, and children's faces looking up, holding wonder like a cup.

by Sara Teasdale Found in: Nature Quotes,
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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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Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.

Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.

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Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly.

Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Nature Quotes,
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