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Nature always tends to act in the simplest way.
Nature always tends to act in the simplest way.
Nothing is farther than earth from heaven; nothing is nearer than heaven to earth.
Nothing is farther than earth from heaven; nothing is nearer than heaven to earth.
Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.
Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.
We do not inherit this land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
We do not inherit this land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.
It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.
Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, read more
Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.
If a tree dies, plant another in its place.
If a tree dies, plant another in its place.
Things perfected by nature are better than those finished by art.
[Lat., Meliora sunt ea quae natura quam illa read more
Things perfected by nature are better than those finished by art.
[Lat., Meliora sunt ea quae natura quam illa quae arte perfecta
sunt.]
Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate read more
Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.