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" By 'justice', I understand nothing more than that bond which is necessary to keep the interest of individuals united, without which men would return to their original state of barbarity. All punishments which exceed the necessity of preserving this bond are, in their nature, unjust. "

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" I had only one idea before me throughout the trial, i.e. to show complete indifference towards the trial in spite of serious nature of the charges against us. "

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" It is written on the arched sky; it looks out from every star. It is the poetry of Nature; it is that which uplifts the spirit within us. "

" It will always be considered a praiseworthy undertaking to urge the most obstinate and incredulous to abide by the principles that impel men to live in society. There are, therefore, three distinct classes of vice and virtue: the religious, the natural, and the political. These three classes should never be in contradiction with one another. "

" All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was. "

" The mystic cords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the angels of our nature. "

" The sea has neither meaning nor pity. "

" I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree. "

" Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished. "

" The Nature Lover is not looking for mere facts but for meanings, for something he can translate into terms of his own life. "

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" Spring won't let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again. "

" Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does. "

" Having contemplated this admirable grove, I proceeded towards the shrubberies on the banks of the river, and though it was now late in December, the aromatic groves appeared in full bloom. "

" Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God. "

" Nature is inside art as its content, not outside as its model. "

" Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night. "

" Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them. "

" There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end ofthe search for the ultimate laws of nature. "

" One cannot violate the promptings of one's nature without having that nature recoil upon itself. "

" The sun, the earth, love, friends, our very breath are parts of the banquet. "

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" Juvenile crime is not naturally born in the boy, but is largely due either to the spirit of adventure that is in him, to his own stupidity, or to his lack of discipline, according to the nature of the individual. "

" No one can feel more gratefully the charm of noble scenery, or the refreshment of escape into the unspoiled solitudes of nature, than the laborer at some close in-door employment. "

" Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley. "

" Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second. "

" My boy, one small breeze doesn't make a wind storm. "

" Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. "

" Go forth under the open sky, and list To Nature's teachings. "

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" In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences. "

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" I'm concentrating on staying healthy, having peace, being happy, remembering what is important, taking in nature and animals, spending time reading, trying to understand the universe, where science and the spiritual meet. "

" Nature is wont to hide herself. "

" Can I remember exactly when I 'lost' my husband? Was it the moment when I had to start tying his shoelaces for him? Or when we stopped being able to laugh with each other? Looking back, that turning point is impossible to pinpoint. But then, that's the nature of dementia. "