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    At the close of the day, when the hamlet is still
    And mortals the sweets of forgetfulness prove,
    When nought but the torrent is heard on the hill
    And nought but the nightingale's song in the grove.

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A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and read more

A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Nature Quotes,
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That man's best works should be such bungling imitations of Nature's infinite perfection, matters not much; but that he should read more

That man's best works should be such bungling imitations of Nature's infinite perfection, matters not much; but that he should make himself an imitation, this is the fact which Nature moans over, and deprecates beseechingly. Be spontaneous, be truthful, be free, and thus be individuals! is the song she sings through warbling birds, and whispering pines, and roaring waves, and screeching winds.

by Lydia M. Child Found in: Nature Quotes,
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A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the read more

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.

by James Dent Found in: Nature Quotes, Seasons Quotes,
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Flowers are the sweetest things that God ever made and forgot to put a soul into

Flowers are the sweetest things that God ever made and forgot to put a soul into

by Henry Ward Beecher Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Constant dripping hollows out a stone.

Constant dripping hollows out a stone.

by Lucretius Found in: Nature Quotes,
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A garden must combine the poetic and he mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy.

A garden must combine the poetic and he mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy.

by Luis Barragan Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Sentimentality about nature denatures everything it touches.

Sentimentality about nature denatures everything it touches.

by Jane Jacobs Found in: Nature Quotes,
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What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very imperfectly, and that must fill read more

What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very imperfectly, and that must fill a thinking person with a feeling of humility. This is a genuinely religious feeling that has nothing to do with mysticism

by Albert Einstein Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more read more

Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God.

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