“As in nature, as in art, so in grace; it is rough treatment that gives souls, as well as stones, their luster.”
— Thomas Guthrie
Author: Thomas Guthrie
Category: nature
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There are more men ennobled by study
“There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Hence poetry is something more philosophic and
“Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are rather of the nature of universals, whereas those of history are singulars.”
— Aristotle
Author: Aristotle
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Nature has never read the Declaration of
“Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal.”
— Will Durant
Author: Will Durant
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Families, particularly, tend to be the ones
“Families, particularly, tend to be the ones that you take the most for granted. They seem to slip under the radar, all those important things – it almost becomes second nature to do so.”
— Adam Garcia
Author: Adam Garcia
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And this, our life, exempt from public
“And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.”
— William Shakespeare
Author: William Shakespeare
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I never sort of thought of myself
“I never sort of thought of myself as a comedy writer, by nature.”
— Lena Dunham
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Art will never be able to exist
“Art will never be able to exist without nature.”
— Pierre Bonnard
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If the machine of government is of
“If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David Thoreau
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An argument fatal to the communist theory,
“An argument fatal to the communist theory, is suggested by the fact, that a desire for property is one of the elements of our nature.”
— Herbert Spencer
Author: Herbert Spencer
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Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of
“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.”
— Hal Borland
Author: Hal Borland
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