“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.”
— John Burroughs
Author: John Burroughs
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He who knows no hardships will know
“He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human nature which we love best grow in a soil with a strong mixture of troubles.”
— Harry Emerson Fosdick
Author: Harry Emerson Fosdick
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I think it is in collaboration that
“I think it is in collaboration that the nature of art is revealed.”
— Steve Lacy
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Human nature is evil, and goodness is
“Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.”
— Xun Zi
Author: Xun Zi
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Zoos are becoming facsimiles – or perhaps
“Zoos are becoming facsimiles – or perhaps caricatures – of how animals once were in their natural habitat. If the right policies toward nature were pursued, we would need no zoos at all.”
— Michael J. Fox
Author: Michael J. Fox
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Nature never makes any blunders, when she
“Nature never makes any blunders, when she makes a fool she means it.”
— Archibald Alexander
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Resentment seems to have been given us
“Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the safeguard of justice and the security of innocence.”
— Adam Smith
Author: Adam Smith
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What constitutes a real, live human being
“What constitutes a real, live human being is more of a mystery than ever these days, and men each one of whom is a valuable, unique experiment on the part of nature are shot down wholesale.”
— Hermann Hesse
Author: Hermann Hesse
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I consider it useless and tedious to
“I consider it useless and tedious to represent what exists, because nothing that exists satisfies me. Nature is ugly, and I prefer the monsters of my fancy to what is positively trivial.”
— Charles Baudelaire
Author: Charles Baudelaire
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This is a war universe. War all
“This is a war universe. War all the time. That is its nature. There may be other universes based on all sorts of other principles, but ours seems to be based on war and games.”
— William Burroughs
Author: William Burroughs
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Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom
“Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.”
— Francis Bacon
Author: Francis Bacon
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