George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, Epistle Dedicatory
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will […]
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This is the true nature of home — it is the place of Peace; the shelter, not only from injury, but from all terror, doubt and division. Great short quote and quotation by: John Ruskin , English critic, essayist, & reformer (1819 – 1900)
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This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No […]
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William Shakespeare, "King Richard II", Act 2 scene 1
This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the […]
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Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art. Great short quote and quotation by: Izaak Walton , English biographer & fishing author (1593 – 1683)
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To be a well-flavored man is the gift of fortune, but to write or read comes by nature. Great short quote and quotation by: William Shakespeare , Greatest English dramatist & poet (1564 – 1616)
To be always fortunate, and to pass through life with a soul that has never known sorrow, is to be ignorant of one half of nature. Great short quote and quotation by: Seneca , Roman dramatist, philosopher, & politician (5 BC – 65 AD)
To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice. Great short quote and quotation by: Henry Ward Beecher , US abolitionist & clergyman (1813 – 1887)
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essay: Nature
To the body and mind which have been cramped by noxious work or company, nature is medicinal and restores their tone. Great short quote and quotation by: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essay: Nature , US essayist & poet (1803 – 1882)
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True gentleness is founded on a sense of what we owe to him who made us and to the common nature which we all share. It arises from reflection on our own failings and wants, and from just views of the condition and duty of man. It is native feeling heightened and improved by principle. […]
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Ultimately nature and events are largely what our imaginations make them out to be. Great short quote and quotation by: Jose Vasconcelos ,