Nature Quotes

There is one Quality, which has somewhat so heavenly in it; that by so much the more we are possess'd of it, by so much the more we draw nearer to the Great Author of Nature.

Nature never said to me: Do not be poor; still less did she say: Be rich; her cry to me was always: Be independent.

Those things that nature denied to human sight, she revealed to the eyes of the soul.

Nature is my manifestation of God. I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day's work. I follow in building the principles which nature has used in its domain.

This depravation of our nature is nothing else but the blotting out of God's image in us.

All evolutionary biologists know that variation itself is nature's only irreducible essence... I had to place myself amidst the variation.

Well, one of the most important things for Americans to be reminded of is that a lot of the exceptional nature of our country is founded in Judeo-Christian values that promotes individualism, personal responsibility, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to family, charity.

It's the Power of the Almighty, the Splendor of Nature, and then you.

Every man has a certain sphere of discretion which he has a right to expect shall not be infringed by his neighbours. This right flows from the very nature of man.

The possibilities that are suggested in quantum physics tell us that everything that we're looking at may not be in fact there, so the underlying nature of being is weird.

Science will liberate us from the chains of big cities and lead us back to nature.

Revelation and the nature of truth must be viewed in reference to the structure of language.

Once you see your nature, sex is basically immaterial.

Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.

The modern period adds social ethics to religions agenda, for we now realize that social structures are not like laws of nature. They are human creations, so we are responsible for them.

Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.

It is not to be expected that human nature will change in a day.

Nature's laws must be obeyed, and the period of decline begins, and goes on with accelerated rapidity.

I think most artists create out of despair. The very nature of creation is not a performing glory on the outside, it's a painful, difficult search within.

Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans.

Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.

I carry out my work thus: I never use models or nature for the figure, drapery or anything else.

All novels are about crime. You'd be hard pressed to find any novel that does not have an element of crime. I don't see myself as a crime novelist, but there are crimes in my books. That's the nature of storytelling, if you want to reflect the real world.

Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous.

Painting directly from nature is difficult as things do not remain the same; the camera helps to retain the picture in your mind.

We can't afford big symphonies but we commission works that sound rich and symphonic because of the nature of the instrumentation and the people we work with.

The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.

Plot, rules, nor even poetry, are not half so great beauties in tragedy or comedy as a just imitation of nature, of character, of the passions and their operations in diversified situations.

Anyone who has obeyed nature by transmitting a piece of gossip experiences the explosive relief that accompanies the satisfying of a primary need.

The fans know what's happened to me over the past couple of years. I lost my family. I pretty much got devastated financially and the fans know that I've had some hard times - and that's the nature of loyal fans. They want to see the people that they love and believe in get back on their feet.