Short quotations about, nature - Page 3

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We are a spectacular, splendid mani…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are a spectacular, splendid manifestation of life. We have language. . . . We have affection We have genes for usefulness, and usefulness is about as close to a “common goal” of nature as I can guess at. And finally, and perhaps best of all, we have music. Great short quote and quotation by: […]

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We are not enemies but friends. We …

15 Feb , 2011  

We are not enemies but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic cords of memory shall swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of nature. Great short quote and quotation by: Abraham Lincoln , 16th […]

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We have to remember that what we ob…

15 Feb , 2011  

We have to remember that what we observe is not nature in itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Great short quote and quotation by: Werner Heisenberg ,

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We still do not know one-thousandth…

15 Feb , 2011  

We still do not know one-thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us. Great short quote and quotation by: Albert Einstein , US (German-born) physicist (1879 – 1955)

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What does reason demand of a man? A…

15 Feb , 2011  

What does reason demand of a man? A very easy thing–to live in accord with his nature. Great short quote and quotation by: Seneca , Roman dramatist, philosopher, & politician (5 BC – 65 AD)

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Joseph Conrad

What makes mankind tragic is not th…

15 Feb , 2011  

What makes mankind tragic is not that they are the victims of nature, it is that they are conscious of it. Great short quote and quotation by: Joseph Conrad , English (Polish-Ukrainian-born) novelist (1857 – 1924)

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Isaac Bashevis Singer, New York Times Magazine, Nov. 26, 1978

What nature delivers to us is never…

15 Feb , 2011  

What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it. Great short quote and quotation by: Isaac Bashevis Singer, New York Times Magazine, Nov. 26, 1978 , US (Polish-born) Jewish author (1904 – 1991)

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What nature delivers to us is never…

15 Feb , 2011  

What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it. Great short quote and quotation by: Isaac Bashevis Singer , US (Polish-born) Jewish author (1904 – 1991)

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Whatever you are by nature, keep to…

15 Feb , 2011  

Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for and you will succeed. Great short quote and quotation by: Sydney Smith , English essayist (1771 – 1845)

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Whatever you are from nature, keep …

15 Feb , 2011  

Whatever you are from nature, keep to it; never desert your own line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed; be anything else, and you will be ten thousands times worse than nothing. Great short quote and quotation by: Sydney Smith , English essayist (1771 – 1845)

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Hugh Elliott, Standing Room Only weblog, 06-02-04

When a miracle happens, even if not…

15 Feb , 2011  

When a miracle happens, even if not to you, it?s nature is to naturally expand. You can almost feel the warmth on your face. Great short quote and quotation by: Hugh Elliott, Standing Room Only weblog, 06-02-04 , Author of the Standing Room Only Weblog (http://blogs.salon.com/0001573/).

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J. Krishnamurti, Beginnings of Learning

When one loses the deep intimate re…

15 Feb , 2011  

When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important. Great short quote and quotation by: J. Krishnamurti, Beginnings of Learning ,

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