Nature Quotes

"I grew up among mountains and storms."

"The sun is setting upon it all"

"She's a strange child—not like other children"

"I had forgotten the freshness of the May green."

"The great Leviathan is that one creature in the world which must remain unpainted to the last."

"Meditation and water are wedded for ever."

"The silent, subtle, ever-present persuasion of the sea; its vastness overwhelms all thought of motive or record."

"The great Ketos or Whale, as a distinct species of the leviathan, is by all odds the most formidable of all whales to encounter at sea."

"Confess! It is not in my nature to be frank and open; they should have seen this."

"This wild air we breathe is the most delightful thing we can feel."

"Aye, aye! and that sort of watery world we live in."

"The night was dark and cold; the streets were wet and dreary; the whole aspect of the place was suggestive of nothing but misery and despair."

"The sea is his element but he is not born there"

"The sea is mother and the whale is her secret"

"The whale follows his own ancient course through the seas"

"Some ships attract the great whale and some repel him"

"The sea is man's natural habitat."

"The whale knows more than we can ever comprehend."

"The great Leviathan is that one creature in the world which must remain unpainted to the last"

"What is the will and the heart of man but a small craft in the midst of the elements?"

"The ocean cares nothing for the dreams of men"

"There is one universal law: that life comes from life."

"Nature is our great teacher if we would only listen."

"The natural world teaches us what we refuse to learn."

"If the forest could testify against me, it would not. The very trees would plead in my favor."

"Meditation and water are wedded for ever."

"O Nature, and O soul of man! how far beyond all utterance are your linked analogies!"

"Nature has made us unequal, and it is futile to pretend otherwise"

"To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment."

"Nature teaches us more than books ever can."