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    All finite things reveal infinitude: The mountain withi its singular bright shade Like the blue shine on freshly frozen snow, The after-light upon ice-burdened pines; Odor of basswood upon a mountain slope, A scene beloved of bees; Silence of water above a sunken tree: The pure serene of memory of one man,-- A ripple widening from a single stone Winding around the waters of the world.

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Rain! whose soft architectural hands have power to cut stones, and chisel to shapes of grandeur the very mountains.

Rain! whose soft architectural hands have power to cut stones, and chisel to shapes of grandeur the very mountains.

by Henry Ward Beecher Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Once you have heard the lark, known the swish of feet through hill-top grass and smelt the earth made ready read more

Once you have heard the lark, known the swish of feet through hill-top grass and smelt the earth made ready for the seed, you are never again going to be fully happy about the cities and towns that man carries like a crippling weight upon his back.

by Gwyn Thomas Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

by Benjamin Disraeli Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Nature encourages no looseness, pardons no errors.

Nature encourages no looseness, pardons no errors.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Nature Quotes,
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In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

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No sight is more provocative of awe than is the night sky.

No sight is more provocative of awe than is the night sky.

by Llewelyn Powys Found in: Nature Quotes,
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At the close of the day, when the hamlet is still
And mortals the sweets of forgetfulness prove,
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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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Nature means Necessity.

Nature means Necessity.

by Philip James Bailey Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Millions of stars blazed in darkness, and on the far shore a few lights burned in cottages. Otherwise there was read more

Millions of stars blazed in darkness, and on the far shore a few lights burned in cottages. Otherwise there was no reminder of human life.

by Rachel Carson Found in: Nature Quotes,
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