Nature Quotes

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

18018 quotes

"The patterns I discovered in corn are universal patterns in all living things."
Barbara McClintock
"The corn taught me that life is far more dynamic and changeable than we ever imagined."
Barbara McClintock
M
"He who has felt the beauty of nature cannot but believe in God."
Max Planck
M
"Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns."
Max Planck
N
"We must turn to nature itself, that source of all true knowledge."
Niels Bohr
L
"Nature has a way of rewarding those who work toward its truths."
Linus Pauling
L
"Nature is the greatest teacher if we are willing to learn."
Linus Pauling
L
"I have dedicated myself to understanding the architecture of nature."
Linus Pauling
L
"Every atom tells a story of the universe's grand design."
Linus Pauling
L
"The symmetry in nature reflects the underlying order of creation."
Linus Pauling
W
"The same organizing principles that work in nature work in the human soul."
Werner Heisenberg
W
"Nothing can be said about nature without speaking of matter and at the same time of form."
Werner Heisenberg
W
"The laws of nature cannot be broken."
Werner Heisenberg
E
"Atoms are much too small to be seen by the eye, yet every atom contains an entire universe."
Ernest Rutherford
E
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
Ernest Rutherford
E
"The law of nature is not carved in stone; it is written in water."
Ernest Rutherford
E
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
Enrico Fermi
R
"Nature is the ultimate teacher."
Rosalind Franklin
R
"Nature operates according to rules we can understand."
Rosalind Franklin
D
"The structure of penicillin showed us that nature's solutions are often more elegant than our theories."
Dorothy Hodgkin
D
"Every solved structure is a chapter in the great story of what matter can become."
Dorothy Hodgkin
N
"Light and darkness that succeed each other cannot exist without one another."
Niels Bohr
N
"Nature is like a book written in mathematical language."
Niels Bohr
N
"Nature is fundamentally peaceful, yet we perceive conflict."
Niels Bohr
N
"The beauty of nature is that it rewards careful observation."
Niels Bohr
N
"Nature is more subtle than our theories."
Niels Bohr
N
"We are part of nature, not separate from it."
Niels Bohr
N
"Nature speaks plainly to those who listen carefully."
Niels Bohr
M
"The scientist's religious feeling takes the form of a rapturous amazement at the harmony of natural law."
Max Planck
M
"Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature because we are part of it."
Max Planck