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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. "

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" 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. "

" Where hast thou wandered, gentle gale, to find the perfumes thou dost bring? "

William C. Bryant

" Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws. "

Calvin Coolidge

" The greatest error of a man is to think that he is weak by nature, evil by nature. Every man is divine and strong in his real nature. What are weak and evil are his habits, his desires and thoughts, but not himself. "

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" Forest restoration is a challenging and complex undertaking of raising young trees, transplanting them, and then cultivating them year in, year out in the face of harsh challenges of nature; it is a gigantic nature transformation project to turn all the mountains of the country into 'treasure mountains,' into 'gold mountains.' "

" Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time. "

" It is often my nature to be abstract, hidden in plain sight, or nowhere at all. "

" To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces and record the qualities of nature and humanity which live or are latent in all things. "

" In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia. "

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" Love is a chain of love as nature is a chain of life. "

" To many people, 'biodiversity' is almost synonymous with the word 'nature,' and 'nature' brings to mind steamy forests and the big creatures that dwell there. Fair enough. But biodiversity is much more than that, for it encompasses not only the diversity of species, but also the diversity within species. "

" That the sea is one of the most beautiful and magnificent sights in Nature, all admit. "

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

George Bernard Shaw

" The fulness of the godhead dwelt in every blade of grass. "

" For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver. "

" In so doing, use him as though you loved him. "

" There is no glory in star or blossom till looked upon by a loving eye; There is no fragrance in April breezes till breathed with joy as they wander by. "

William C. Bryant

" In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. "

" The people I don't understand are atheists. I go surfing and snowboarding, and I'm always around nature. I look at everything and think, 'Who couldn't believe there's a God? Is all this a mistake?' It just blows me away. "

" What would be left of our tragedies if an insect were to present us his? "

Emile M. Cioran

" You need to have tremendous confidence in your work, even a touch of arrogance, chutzpah. Many very fine researchers lack intellectual daring. It's human nature to want to be cozy, secure. But that can be a cul de sac. "

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" Everybody makes mistakes, but when goalkeepers make them, it is costly. That's the nature of being a goalkeeper. "

" Nature is ever at work building and pulling down, creating and destroying, keeping everything whirling and flowing, allowing no rest but in rhythmical motion, chasing everything in endless song out of one beautiful form into another. "

" Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise! "

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" Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. "

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" Teaching man his relatively small sphere in the creation, it also encourages him by its lessons of the unity of Nature and shows him that his power of comprehension allies him with the great intelligence over-reaching all. "

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" Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand. "

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