Nature Quotes

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

18018 quotes

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"Nature teaches us that all things must grow or perish."
José de San Martín
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"Whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind than the whole race of politicians."
John Locke
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"Nature never wears the same expression twice, for her moods are infinite."
John Locke
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"Nothing is so unphilosophical as to be surprised at anything in nature."
David Hume
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"La naturaleza enseña las mayores lecciones al que sabe observar."
José de San Martín
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"La naturaleza humana aspira siempre a la libertad."
José de San Martín
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"In the state of nature, life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."
Thomas Hobbes
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"The natural state of mankind is not peace but rather a constant struggle for dominance."
Thomas Hobbes
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"The laws of nature are eternal and inviolable. In them there is no contingency, but necessity."
Baruch Spinoza
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"In Nature there is no good or bad, these are human distinctions."
Baruch Spinoza
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"God or Nature produces all things and is their immanent cause."
Baruch Spinoza
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"To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction in the realm of nature."
Baruch Spinoza
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"Nature leads us through her own path."
David Hume
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"We soon become accustomed to wonders and miracles in the world around us."
David Hume
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"Nature never wears one face."
John Locke
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"Mutual aid is as much a law of animal life as mutual struggle."
Peter Kropotkin
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"Nature teaches us that diversity strengthens the whole."
Peter Kropotkin
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"Nature's wisdom teaches us to live within limits."
Peter Kropotkin
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"To understand nature is to understand the laws by which societies must operate."
José de San Martín
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"The magnificence of nature consoles us for all our misfortunes."
Simón Bolívar
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"The smallest flower contains infinities of worlds."
Simón Bolívar
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"Nature teaches us that all things must transform to survive; so too must a nation reimagine itself."
Toussaint L'Ouverture
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"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children."
Toussaint L'Ouverture
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"What is patriotism but the love of the food one eats, the climate one enjoys?"
Emma Goldman
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"The beauty of nature reveals itself to those who care to understand."
Emma Goldman
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"The produce of the soil feeds at least as many people as it replaces."
Adam Smith
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"The wisdom of nature is the result of endless experiments."
Adam Smith
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"Nature does not recognize ranks or privilege."
Michel Bakunin
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"Man's role is to complete and improve nature, not to dominate it."
Michel Bakunin
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"In nature there are no rewards or punishments."
Michel Bakunin