Nature Quotes
Mountains, oceans, and everything growing in between. The natural world as teacher and mirror.
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"Natural selection is not an intelligent designer; it is a blind watchmaker."Dennett, Daniel
"We are all part of nature, not separate from it."Dennett, Daniel
"Nature is not something to dominate; it is something to understand and work with."Dennett, Daniel
"Nature operates according to principles we are still struggling to understand."Jackson, Frank
"Nature teaches patience to those willing to observe its rhythms."Jackson, Frank
"We are part of nature but our consciousness gives us unique capacities."Searle, John
"We belong to the natural world"Davidson, Donald
"The natural world provides guidance for human ethics."Foot, Philippa
"The natural world reveals patterns for human conduct."Foot, Philippa
"Nature is the best teacher if we're willing to observe carefully."Dennett, Daniel
"In nature, we find both mirrors and teachers."Jackson, Frank
"We are constitutively dependent on our causal history with the environment."Davidson, Donald
"Nature is the best physician"Wisdom, John
"In nature there are no blemishes but diamonds"Wisdom, John
"Natural goodness is the foundation of all moral virtue; it is what makes us capable of ethical development."Foot, Philippa
"To cultivate virtue is to engage in a kind of second nature, but it is nature nonetheless."Foot, Philippa
"We have become so removed from the natural order that we no longer understand our own nature."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"Nature teaches us humility if we are willing to listen."Davidson, Donald
"Nature teaches patience to those willing to observe without judgment."Wisdom, John
"Nature is the autobiography of the creator."Wisdom, John
"It is impossible to overstate the case for the intelligence of animals and the brutishness of man."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"We are called to be stewards of the world, not its masters."Anscombe, Elizabeth
"Nature speaks to those who take time to listen with their whole being."Wisdom, John
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished through its unhurried progression."Wisdom, John
"Nature is the manifestation of the divine will operating according to mathematical laws."Moore, George Edward
"Nature never wears the same expression twice."Moore, George Edward
"We cannot understand human goodness without reference to human nature and its proper functioning."Foot, Philippa
"Nature teaches us that growth requires struggle."Arendt, Hannah
"Do not imagine that if you were to violate Nature's laws, Nature would in the least object or feel embarrassed."Russell, Bertrand
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children."Wisdom, John