Nature Quotes

Mountains, oceans, and everything growing in between. The natural world as teacher and mirror.

18018 quotes

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"The nature of man is to strive; accept this and you accept yourself."
Charles Flint
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"The beauty of nature lies in its indifference to our understanding of it."
Charles Flint
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"In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks."
Mark Hopkins
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"Nature's laws are the truest laws."
Leland Stanford
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"The wilderness is not a place to escape from civilization, but to discover the true nature of mankind."
John C. Fremont
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"The wilderness is an open book for those who know how to read it."
John C. Fremont
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"The wilderness teaches that survival depends on adaptation and wisdom."
John C. Fremont
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"The mountains do not care about human ambitions, yet they inspire them."
John C. Fremont
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"Nature teaches us lessons that books cannot."
Stephen Girard
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"Nature's wisdom surpasses human understanding."
Stephen Girard
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"The greatest delight the fields and woods minister to me is the suggestion of an occult relation between man and the vegetable."
John Jacob Astor
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"Nature teaches patience to those willing to listen."
William Astor
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"Nature is the greatest masterpiece ever created."
William Astor
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"In the garden of life, weeds grow without encouragement."
Stephen Girard
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"Nature teaches us patience through the seasons of growth."
William K. Vanderbilt
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"Nature's lessons are written for those who take time to read them."
William K. Vanderbilt
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"Nature teaches those patient enough to listen what humanity often forgets."
Mark Hopkins
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"In nature, we encounter the architect's original design before human improvement ruined it."
Mark Hopkins
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"In nature, we find the greatest teacher of human virtue."
William Astor
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"Nature teaches us lessons about persistence that no book can convey."
Leland Stanford
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"The natural world reveals the infinite complexity of creation."
Leland Stanford
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"Nature teaches us lessons that no book can contain."
Mark Hopkins
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"Nature's beauty speaks to those who listen closely."
Mark Hopkins
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"The natural world speaks to us if we are willing to listen."
William Astor
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"Nature's lessons are written in stone and water and sky."
William Astor
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"The development of natural resources should benefit all mankind"
Leland Stanford
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"The development of natural resources should be done with care and foresight"
Leland Stanford
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"Nature teaches those who are willing to listen with patient attention."
John Jacob Astor
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"The beauty of nature is that it asks for nothing and gives everything."
John Jacob Astor
"Nature teaches us the laws upon which progress is built."
Matthew Boulton