“Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic.”
— David Rockefeller
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The Universe is one great kindergarten for
“The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.”
— Orison Swett Marden
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Ultimately, all human activities have as their
“Ultimately, all human activities have as their goal the realization of happiness. Why, then, have we ended up producing the opposite result? Could the underlying cause be our failure to correctly understand the true nature of happiness?”
— Daisaku Ikeda
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Man is subject to innumerable pains and
“Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.”
— Joseph Addison
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To me a lush carpet of pine
“To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.”
— Helen Keller
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All nature wears one universal grin.
“All nature wears one universal grin.”
— Henry Fielding
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I like all those painters who loved
“I like all those painters who loved and had a strong feeling for nature.”
— Alfred Sisley
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I would feel more optimistic about a
“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.”
— E. B. White
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Whenever the pressure of our complex city
“Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and numbs my brain, I seek relief in the trail; and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me – I am happy.”
— Hamlin Garland
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It often happens that when a person
“It often happens that when a person possesses a particular ability to an extraordinary degree, nature makes up for it by leaving him or her incompetent in every other department.”
— Robert Shea
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Only nature knows how to justly proportion
“Only nature knows how to justly proportion to the fault the punishment it deserves.”
— Percy Bysshe Shelley
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