“People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.”
— Iris Murdoch
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The snow itself is lonely or, if
“The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and one thing only.”
— Joseph Wood Krutch
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There is no God, Nature sufficeth unto
“There is no God, Nature sufficeth unto herself; in no wise hath she need of an author.”
— Marquis de Sade
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There is but one law for all,
“There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equity – the law of nature and of nations.”
— Edmund Burke
Author: Edmund Burke
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Nature that framed us of four elements,
“Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.”
— Niccolo Machiavelli
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I also became close to nature, and
“I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.”
— James Dean
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We are all full of weakness and
“We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies – it is the first law of nature.”
— Voltaire
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By its very nature the beautiful is
“By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality.”
— Hannah Arendt
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Once you see your nature, sex is
“Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.”
— Bodhidharma
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There are unknown forces in nature; when
“There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve, she lends them to us; she shows us these forms, which our watching eyes do not see, which our intelligence does not understand or suspect.”
— Auguste Rodin
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Understanding the laws of nature does not
“Understanding the laws of nature does not mean that we are immune to their operations.”
— David Gerrold
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