Quote Tag

The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago… had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands.

If you don’t know how to die, don’t worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately. She will do this job perfectly for you; don’t bother your head about it.

Beauty is nature’s brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship.

After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on – have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear – what remains? Nature remains.

What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.

The method of nature: who could ever analyze it?

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

Those who live by the sea can hardly form a single thought of which the sea would not be part.

Habit is a second nature which prevents us from knowing the first, of which it has neither the cruelties nor the enchantments.

In Japanese houses the interior melts into the gardens of the outside world.