“The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller.”
— John Milton
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Nature makes boys and girls lovely to
“Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense.”
— William Lyon Phelps
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It seems to be a law of
“It seems to be a law of nature that no man, unless he has some obvious physical deformity, ever is loth to sit for his portrait.”
— Max Beerbohm
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It is human nature to think wisely
“It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.”
— Anatole France
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All things are artificial, for nature is
“All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God.”
— Thomas Browne
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When we think of the major threats
“When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans – an avian flu pandemic.”
— Barack Obama
Author: Barack Obama
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Never measure the height of a mountain
“Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.”
— Dag Hammarskjold
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All, all is theft, all is unceasing
“All, all is theft, all is unceasing and rigorous competition in nature; the desire to make off with the substance of others is the foremost – the most legitimate – passion nature has bred into us and, without doubt, the most agreeable one.”
— Marquis de Sade
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Retaliation is related to nature and instinct,
“Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature.”
— Albert Camus
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Middle age is the awkward period when
“Middle age is the awkward period when Father Time starts catching up with Mother Nature.”
— Harold Coffin
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To become an able and successful man
“To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice.”
— Henry Ward Beecher
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