Who said "Nature speaks in a language older than words."?

This quote is attributed to Paul Verlaine.

Nature speaks in a language older than words. - Paul Verlaine

"Nature speaks in a language older than words."

Paul Verlaine Nature

Poet French 1844–1896

"I love the beautiful despair of autumn."

"Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced."

"Art is the most beautiful deception of all."

"The wise adapt themselves to circumstances."

"Nature teaches us about beauty."

"Nature teaches us patience and wisdom"

"Sometimes it snows in April."

"Every town has a soul, and Twin Peaks has a troubled one."